| Why Stop?: A Guide to Texas Roadside Historical Markers Contributor(s): Awbrey, Betty Dooley (Editor), Awbrey, Stuart (Editor), The Texas Historical Commission (With) |
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ISBN: 1589797892 ISBN-13: 9781589797895 Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - South - West South Central (ar, La, Ok, Tx) - Travel | Special Interest - General - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) |
| Dewey: 976.4 |
| LCCN: 2012050584 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.55 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This guide to more than 2,500 Texas roadside markers features historical events; famous and infamous Texans; origins of towns, churches, and organizations; battles, skirmishes, and gunfights; and settlers, pioneers, Indians, and outlaws. With the most up-to-date records available, this sixth edition includes more than 100 new historical roadside markers with the actual inscriptions. Handy and simple to use, it lists alphabetically the hundreds of cities and towns nearest the markers and pinpoints each marker with specific highway and mileage information. With this book, travelers relive the tragedies and triumphs of Lone Star history. |