Author: Mike Cox
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439661081
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
From its beginning as one of the most ambitious construction projects west of the Mississippi, the imposing red granite Lone Star statehouse loomed large in Texas lore. The iconic landmark rests on a foundation of election rigging, an unsolved murder, land swaps and pre-dedication blackmail. It bore witness to the first meeting between LBJ and Lady Bird, as well as a bizarre resolution honoring the Boston Strangler. Mike Cox digs up a quarry's worth of the capitol's untold history, cataloguing everything from its ghost stories to its public art and collectible tourist kitsch.
Legends & Lore of the Texas Capitol
Author: Mike Cox
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439661081
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
From its beginning as one of the most ambitious construction projects west of the Mississippi, the imposing red granite Lone Star statehouse loomed large in Texas lore. The iconic landmark rests on a foundation of election rigging, an unsolved murder, land swaps and pre-dedication blackmail. It bore witness to the first meeting between LBJ and Lady Bird, as well as a bizarre resolution honoring the Boston Strangler. Mike Cox digs up a quarry's worth of the capitol's untold history, cataloguing everything from its ghost stories to its public art and collectible tourist kitsch.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439661081
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
From its beginning as one of the most ambitious construction projects west of the Mississippi, the imposing red granite Lone Star statehouse loomed large in Texas lore. The iconic landmark rests on a foundation of election rigging, an unsolved murder, land swaps and pre-dedication blackmail. It bore witness to the first meeting between LBJ and Lady Bird, as well as a bizarre resolution honoring the Boston Strangler. Mike Cox digs up a quarry's worth of the capitol's untold history, cataloguing everything from its ghost stories to its public art and collectible tourist kitsch.
Legends & Lore of the Texas Capitol
Author: Mike Cox
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467137588
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
From its beginning as one of the most ambitious construction projects west of the Mississippi, the imposing red granite Lone Star statehouse loomed large in Texas lore. The iconic landmark rests on a foundation of election rigging, an unsolved murder, land swaps and pre-dedication blackmail. It bore witness to the first meeting between LBJ and Lady Bird, as well as a bizarre resolution honoring the Boston Strangler. Mike Cox digs up a quarry's worth of the capitol's untold history, cataloguing everything from its ghost stories to its public art and collectible tourist kitsch.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467137588
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
From its beginning as one of the most ambitious construction projects west of the Mississippi, the imposing red granite Lone Star statehouse loomed large in Texas lore. The iconic landmark rests on a foundation of election rigging, an unsolved murder, land swaps and pre-dedication blackmail. It bore witness to the first meeting between LBJ and Lady Bird, as well as a bizarre resolution honoring the Boston Strangler. Mike Cox digs up a quarry's worth of the capitol's untold history, cataloguing everything from its ghost stories to its public art and collectible tourist kitsch.
Legends and Lore of the State Capitol
Author: David Kunian
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
The Capitol of Texas
Author: Mike Ward
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781563521966
Category : Austin (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781563521966
Category : Austin (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Real Queer America
Author: Samantha Allen
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316516015
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST A transgender reporter's "powerful, profoundly moving" narrative tour through the surprisingly vibrant queer communities sprouting up in red states (New York Times Book Review), offering a vision of a stronger, more humane America. Ten years ago, Samantha Allen was a suit-and-tie-wearing Mormon missionary. Now she's a GLAAD Award-winning journalist happily married to another woman. A lot in her life has changed, but what hasn't changed is her deep love of Red State America, and of queer people who stay in so-called "flyover country" rather than moving to the liberal coasts. In Real Queer America, Allen takes us on a cross-country road-trip stretching all the way from Provo, Utah to the Rio Grande Valley to the Bible Belt to the Deep South. Her motto for the trip: "Something gay every day." Making pit stops at drag shows, political rallies, and hubs of queer life across the heartland, she introduces us to scores of extraordinary LGBT people working for change, from the first openly transgender mayor in Texas history to the manager of the only queer night club in Bloomington, Indiana, and many more. Capturing profound cultural shifts underway in unexpected places and revealing a national network of chosen family fighting for a better world, Real Queer America is a treasure trove of uplifting stories and a much-needed source of hope and inspiration in these divided times.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316516015
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST A transgender reporter's "powerful, profoundly moving" narrative tour through the surprisingly vibrant queer communities sprouting up in red states (New York Times Book Review), offering a vision of a stronger, more humane America. Ten years ago, Samantha Allen was a suit-and-tie-wearing Mormon missionary. Now she's a GLAAD Award-winning journalist happily married to another woman. A lot in her life has changed, but what hasn't changed is her deep love of Red State America, and of queer people who stay in so-called "flyover country" rather than moving to the liberal coasts. In Real Queer America, Allen takes us on a cross-country road-trip stretching all the way from Provo, Utah to the Rio Grande Valley to the Bible Belt to the Deep South. Her motto for the trip: "Something gay every day." Making pit stops at drag shows, political rallies, and hubs of queer life across the heartland, she introduces us to scores of extraordinary LGBT people working for change, from the first openly transgender mayor in Texas history to the manager of the only queer night club in Bloomington, Indiana, and many more. Capturing profound cultural shifts underway in unexpected places and revealing a national network of chosen family fighting for a better world, Real Queer America is a treasure trove of uplifting stories and a much-needed source of hope and inspiration in these divided times.
Links, Lore, & Legends
Author: Art Stricklin
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN: 1461709075
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino, Dave Marr, Ben Crenshaw, Lanny Wadkins, Sandra Haynie, Rick Beem—names known to golfers everywhere—populate Texas golf history. This book chronicles the development of golf in Texas decade by decade focusing on highlighted events, players, pros, teachers, courses, and tournaments. It includes "10 Historic Events You Don't Know About."
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN: 1461709075
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino, Dave Marr, Ben Crenshaw, Lanny Wadkins, Sandra Haynie, Rick Beem—names known to golfers everywhere—populate Texas golf history. This book chronicles the development of golf in Texas decade by decade focusing on highlighted events, players, pros, teachers, courses, and tournaments. It includes "10 Historic Events You Don't Know About."
Legends of Texas
Author: James Frank Dobie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Insiders' Guide to Austin
Author: Hilary Hylton
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762755687
Category : Austin (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
An illustrated guide to Austin, Texas.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762755687
Category : Austin (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
An illustrated guide to Austin, Texas.
Legends of Texas: Lost mines and buried treasure
Author: Ann Dobie
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9780882899091
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Gathers legends that relate the life, lore, and history of Texas, including legends of lost mines and buried treasure.
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9780882899091
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Gathers legends that relate the life, lore, and history of Texas, including legends of lost mines and buried treasure.
The Hard-to-Believe-but-True! Book of Texas History, Mystery, Trivia, Legend, Lore, Humor and More
Author: Carole Marsh
Publisher: Carole Marsh Books
ISBN: 0793310962
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Fascinating, factual trivia, oddities, curiosities and tales about the state of Texas. Includes reproducibles.
Publisher: Carole Marsh Books
ISBN: 0793310962
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Fascinating, factual trivia, oddities, curiosities and tales about the state of Texas. Includes reproducibles.