| Legends & Lore of the Texas Capitol Contributor(s): Cox, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467137588 ISBN-13: 9781467137584 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| Series: Landmarks |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.10 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Austin-San Marcos, Texas - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cox, Mike: - An elected member of the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters, Mike Cox is the author of thirty-six non-fiction books. Over a freelance career of more than forty-five years, he also has written hundreds of articles and essays for a wide variety of national and regional publications. His bestselling work has been a two-volume, 250,000-word history of the Texas Rangers published in 2008. When not writing, he spends as much time as he can traveling, fishing, hunting and looking for new stories to tell. |