Historic Photos of Texas Oil, Hardcover - Mike Cox

Reducere. DescriptionOn January 10, 1901, near Beaumont, Texas, an unremarkable knoll of earth the world would soon call Spindletop shot a geyser of oil a hu...

Reducere. DescriptionThe history of law enforcement in the Lone Star State goes back well before photography, dating to Texas's days as part of the Spanish e...

Reducere. DescriptionNo story in United States history is more compelling than the exploration and settlement of the American West, and the tales of those wh...

Reducere. From its beginning as one of the most ambitious construction projects west of the Mississippi, the imposing red granite Lone Star statehouse loomed...

Reducere. Central Texas is an area as diverse culturally as it is geographically. Bordered by Hill Country in the west, green farmland in the east and Waco a...

Historian Mike Cox has been writing about Texas history for four decades, sharing tales that have been overlooked or forgotten through the years. T...

Reducere. Since the late 1870's Texans have been reporting UFO sightings in the sky...and as recently as 2008, a wave of UFO reports around Stephenville stir...

Reducere. Since colonizer Stephen F. Austin proposed hiring ten rangers "for the common defense" in 1823, the Texas Rangers have protected the Lone Star Stat...

Reducere. From the old capitol to the new capitol, the Battle of Natural Bridge to the battles at Doak Campbell Stadium, Historic Photos of Tallahassee is a ...

Reducere. Appalachia: The place and its people have long inspired a special fascination among travelers and commentators. The rugged, ecologically rich mount...

Reducere. DescriptionOn September 15, 1896, Crush boasted the highest population in Texas. Built near Waco, the town provided the staging ground for a public...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom its beginnings as a frontier military post on the Missouri River, through its years as a transportation and meatpacking center, to ...

Reducere. Minnesota's past is defined by its remarkable natural resources, and shaped by its native peoples and early settlers. From the fur trade and the es...

Reducere. Historic Photos of Chicago captures the remarkable journey of the city of broad shoulders and its people through the historic photographs of the Ch...

Reducere. Montana is a land known for soaring vistas, towering peaks, and a rich heritage. The nearly 200 photographs in this collection celebrate the unique...

Reducere. Arizona, the 48th state of the United States of America, is a land of diverse environments and unbelievable natural beauty. It is also a land where...

Reducere. Admitted to the Union in 1821 as the 24th state, Missouri is rich with the lore of American history. Within and along its borders flow two great ri...

Reducere. Known for its natural beauty, Oregon has a unique and remarkable history. During the sixteenth century, European explorers sighted the Oregon coast...

Reducere. It has been home to the Lakota and Pawnee, to Buffalo Bill and the "Great Commoner." From its earliest days, Nebraska has held a strategic place in...

Reducere. DescriptionSt. Louis is the largest city in Missouri and the Gateway to the West, a moniker symbolized since 1965 by the mighty Gateway Arch fronti...

Reducere. Oklahoma has a famously violent past and equally famous lawmen who brought peace and order to this once lawless land. Thanks to Oklahoma's relative...

Reducere. DescriptionIts place directly opposite San Francisco Bay from one of the world's most visited cities has left Oakland to struggle against compariso...

Reducere. DescriptionHISTORIC PHOTOS OF CHATTANOOGA captures the remarkable journey of this city and her people with still photography from the finest archiv...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1859, 100, 000 folks started the journey to the Pikes Peak goldfields, but only 50, 000 completed the trip. An additional 25, 000 soo...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the original founding fathers of Juneau, Kilbourn and Walker to becoming the brewing capitol of the world, Historic Photos of Milwa...

Reducere. DescriptionBy the mid-nineteenth century, the city of Nashville was a vibrant cultural center of the South. Through the Civil War reconstruction, t...

Reducere. DescriptionHISTORIC PHOTOS OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE captures the remarkable journey of this city and her people with still photography from the finest...

The vast lingering remnant of an ice age that came to a close more than 10, 000 years ago, Lake Michigan has shaped the history of the settlements ...

Reducere. From the Capital of the Confederacy to Monument Avenue, the first electric trolley cars to Phillip Morris, Historic Photos of Richmond is a photogr...

Reducere. DescriptionOklahoma has an excellent photographic record, largely because the twin territories developed along the same general timeline as modern ...

Reducere. HISTORIC PHOTOS OF BIRMINGHAM captures the remarkable journey of this cultural city of the South, with still photography from the finest archives o...

Reducere. From Norfolk Naval Base, the world's largest naval base, to the Norfolk Southern Railway, one of North America's largest railroads, Historic Photos...