More Ghost Towns of Texas, Paperback - T. Lindsay Baker

Reducere. There is something romantic yet harshly concrete about an abandoned town. Dreams, conflicts, and losses still haunt what remains, so it's no wonder...

Reducere. "The indefatigable T. Lindsay Baker has now turned his enormous mental and physical energies to the subject and has brought to view - if not to lif...

Reducere. From the earliest days of European settlement, Americans have cherished the sight of a windmill--an instantly recognizable feature of the American ...

Reducere. In the spring of 1874 a handful of men and one women set out for the Texas Panhandle to seek their fortunes in the great buffalo hunt. Moving south...

In the spring of 1874 a handful of men and one women set out for the Texas Panhandle to seek their fortunes in the great buffalo hunt. Moving south...

Reducere. By the time Route 66 received its official numerical designation in 1926, picture postcards had become popular travel souvenirs. At the time, these...

Reducere. Ghost Towns of Muskoka explores the tragic history of a collection of communities from across Muskoka whose stars have long since faded. Today, the...

Reducere. Before the development of the first self-governing windmill, settlement of the upland areas of the American West was almost impossible. Windmills w...

Reducere. North Georgia has more than forty lakes, and not one is natural. The state's controversial decision to dam the region's rivers for power and water ...

Reducere. DescriptionFounded by Glenn Morris in 2012, the Ohio Ghost Town Exploration Co. researches, explores, and promotes the preservation of the coolest ...

Reducere. Arizona's ghost towns exemplify man's courage, tenacity, and perhaps even foolishness in his search for wealth. Inevitable by-products of the devel...

Reducere. In the past 150 years as many as two thousand Oklahoma hamlets, villages, towns, and even cities have bloomed and then died. Some have faded away, ...

Reducere. Although the Death Valley area is sparsely populated, it once was home to a good many towns, some of which not only have disappeared from the deser...

Reducere. A fascinating look at Ohio's forgotten history Take a leisurely tour across the Buckeye State with author Randy McNutt to a massive swamp that swal...

Reducere. DescriptionWinner, T. H. Fehrenbach Award, Texas Historical CommissionSawmill communities were once the thriving centers of East Texas life. Many s...

Reducere. DescriptionNorth Georgia has more than forty lakes, and not one is natural. The state's controversial decision to dam the region's rivers for power...

Reducere. Rooted in tradicion mexicana and infused with Texas food culture, tacos are some of Texans all-time favorite foods. In The Tacos of Texas, the taco...

Reducere. The 1849 Gold Rush lives today throughout Northern California, from the name of a San Francisco football team to the many small towns -- including ...

Reducere. Nothing beats a natural swimming hole for cooling off on a scorching summer day in Texas. Cold, clear spring water, big old shade trees, and a quie...

Reducere. DescriptionA guide to 25 of Montana's ghost towns Learn the history, reminisce with black and white photos and get directions to take you there

Reducere. This useful guidebook surveys more than eighty ghost towns, grouped by geographic area. First published in 1981 and now available only from the Uni...

Reducere. DescriptionThe most complete, up-to-date portrait of Texas's Native peoples since W. W. Newcomb's 1961 book The Indians of Texas.

In September 1930, the New York Times published a list of the clergy whom Rabbi Stephen Wise considered "the ten foremost religious leaders in this...

Reducere. Wind whistles through an abandoned mine shaft. A loose door knocks in the breeze. Cattle feed past the tilted skeleton of a barn. Underneath, if yo...

Reducere. Texas - or the Lone Star State, as it is affectionately and widely known - is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, and contai...

Reducere. A comprehensive field guide to the wildflowers of the Lone Star State In Wildflowers of Texas, Michael Eason describes and illustrates more than 1,...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Texas has one of the largest Jewish populations in the South and West, comprising an often-overlooked vestige of the Diaspora. The Chosen Folks bri...

Reducere. The Sons of the Republic of Texas tells the story of the Republic of Texas beginning with its birth on April 21, 1836. Includes a brief history of ...

Reducere. Unlike the movie ghost towns of the Old West, the ghost towns in Florida don't have tumbleweeds rolling on deserted dirt roads, abandoned wooden sa...