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Book Synopsis Hill Country Houses by : Cyndy Severson
Download or read book Hill Country Houses written by Cyndy Severson and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anchored by Austin and San Antonio, Texas Hill Country is celebrated for its frontier history and natural beauty. Architects and interior designers build contemporary houses using local materials and drawing on the area’s diverse heritage—Spanish Colonial missions and Mexican-style haciendas, French pioneers’ log cabins, German stonework, and the legacy of the “new regionalism” espoused by O’Neil Ford in the 1930s—to create inspired residences that respect tradition and allow their owners to enjoy expansive rural surroundings. This volume presents nineteen of the area’s most remarkable private houses, with lush photography to provide a glimpse of how life in Central Texas is unique—from restored Victorian houses in bohemian Southtown, to a glass-walled ranch in Boerne canopied by oak trees; from floating stairs and sustainable systems to the casual elegance of country antiques, screen porches, and longleaf pine floors. The rolling hills, spring-fed creeks, rivers, timber forests, and fertile grass-covered prairies of Hill Country—along with their abundance of natural materials such as limestone, cedar, local pecan, mesquite, oak, and cypress—inspire architects and interior designers to create beautiful modern spaces. They draw from the strong vernacular tradition of classic farmhouses that once dotted the land, and the building techniques that have been handed down through generations. The architecture and interiors featured here in beautiful full-color photography celebrate the wonderful particularities of this singular place.
Book Synopsis A Home in Hill Country by : Roxanne Rustand
Download or read book A Home in Hill Country written by Roxanne Rustand and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Texas Hill Country by : Michael H. Marvins
Download or read book The Texas Hill Country written by Michael H. Marvins and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like many Texans, Michael H. Marvins has been making regular pilgrimages to the Hill Country for much of his life. Traveling the back roads of the Texas Hill Country, cameras always poised for action, Marvins has captured the excitement of small-town rodeos, savored the mesquite-smoked atmosphere of local eateries, observed the daily lives of people on the land, and admired the scenic beauty of the landscape and its natural denizens. Most important, he has captured his impressions with the skilled eye of a master photographer. Popular Houston Chronicle columnist Joe Holley opens The Texas Hill Country by highlighting the many qualities that draw Marvins—and so many of the rest of us—to the Hill Country. Next, Roy Flukinger, senior curator of photography at the University of Texas’ Harry Ransom Center, discusses Marvins’s unique photographic vision and the fresh ways in which he helps us see this popular region. But the principal focus in The Texas Hill Country: A Photographic Adventure centers on Marvins’s artful images, inviting readers to share his unique perspectives on this enchanting and popular region. He takes us with him on leisurely backcountry drives and into the laughter and swirl of dance halls. His lens embraces the people, the land, and the culture that keep so many Texans—and would-be Texans—coming back to the Hill Country again and again. The author's proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation.
Book Synopsis Knights of the Hill Country by : Tim Tharp
Download or read book Knights of the Hill Country written by Tim Tharp and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2008-12-24 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a small Oklahoma town, one star linebacker must decide what kind of man he wants to be--both on and off the field. Welcome to Kennisaw--where Friday night high school football ranks right up there with God and country, and sometimes even comes in first. This year, the Kennisaw Knights are going for their fifth straight undefeated season, and if they succeed, they'll be more than the best high school team in the eastern Oklahoma hill country--they'll be legends. But the Knights' legacy is a heavy weight to carry for Hampton, linebacker and star of the team. On the field, he's so in control you'd think he was able to stop time. But his life off the field is a different story. His father walked out on him and his mom years ago, and now his mom has a new boyfriend every week. He's drawn to a smart, quirky girl at school--the type a star athlete just isn't supposed to associate with. And meanwhile, his best friend and teammate Blaine--the true friend who first introduced Hampton to football back when he had nothing else--is becoming uncomfortably competitive, and he's demanding Hampton's loyalty even as Hampton thinks he's going too far. This unforgettable novel is the story of a boy whose choices will decide the kind of man he becomes, and raises powerful questions about sportsmanship, loyalty, and the deceptiveness of legends.
Download or read book Texas Hill Country written by John Graves and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2003-11-01 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Limestone hills, cold spring-fed streams, live oaks and cedar, old German towns—the Texas Hill Country may well be the most beloved region of the state. Unlike West Texas with its dramatic expanses of plains and sky, or the eastern Piney Woods in their lush fecundity, the Hill Country never overwhelms. Its intimate landscapes of rolling hills, fields of wildflowers, and cypress-shaded rivers impart a peace and serenity that draws the urban-weary from across Texas and even beyond. In this volume, two of the state’s most respected artists join their talents to create an unsurpassed portrait of the Texas Hill Country. With an unerring eye for landscape photography, Wyman Meinzer distills the visual essence of the Hill Country—long vistas of oak-and-cedar-covered hills, clear streams running over rocks, bluebonnets turning fields into lapis-colored seas. His photographs also go beyond the familiar to reveal surprising contrasts and juxtapositions—prickly pear cactus delicately frosted with ice, black-eyed susans growing among granite boulders. With an equally true feeling for what makes the Hill Country distinct, John Graves writes about the land and its people and how they have shaped one another. He pays tribute to the tenacious German pioneers who turned unpromising land into farms and ranches, the Anglo-American “cedar-choppers” who harvested the region’s pest plant, and even the generations of vacationers who have found solace in the Hill Country. As Graves observes, “since well over a century ago, the region has been a sort of reference point for natives of other parts of the state, and mention of it usually brings smiles and nods.” Together, John Graves and Wyman Meinzer once again demonstrate that they are the foremost artists of the Texas landscape. The portrait they create in images and words is as close as you can come to the heart of the Hill Country without being there.
Book Synopsis Wanted! Mountain Cedars by : Elizabeth McGreevy
Download or read book Wanted! Mountain Cedars written by Elizabeth McGreevy and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This controversial, eye-opening book by Elizabeth McGreevy suggests a different perception of Mountain Cedars (also called Ashe Junipers). It digs into the politics, history, economics, culture, and ecology surrounding these trees in the Hill Country of Texas from the 1700s to the present. Since the 1920s, reporters, writers, scientists, landowners, politicians, and cedar fever victims have characterized the trees as a non-native, water-hogging, grass-killing, toxic, useless species to justify its removal. The result has been a glut of Mountain Cedar tall tales. Yet before the 1890s, people highly respected Mountain Cedars. The Mountain Cedars they reported were large timber trees with strong, decay-resistant heartwood. Most were cut down and sold to boost the young Hill Country economy. The clearcutting of old-growth forests and dense woodlands and the continuous overgrazing of prairies that followed led to mass soil degradation and erosion. Acting as nature's bandage, Mountain Cedars morphed into pioneering bushes and spread across degraded soils. This book tracks down the origins of the tall tales to determine what is true, what is false, and what is somewhere in between. Through a series of revelations, the author replaces anti-cedar sentiments with a more constructive, less emotional approach to Hill Country land management.
Download or read book Texas Hill Country written by Eric Pohl and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the grandeur of the Texas Hill Country through stunning photography and narrative highlighting the natural beauty, scenic wonders, charming historic towns, and cultural heritage of Texas's most celebrated region. Cradled by Austin to the east and San Antonio to the south, the Texas Hill Country is famous for its undulating landscape, where spring-fed streams carve wooded canyons, rugged limestone peaks rise to more than 2,500 feet, and country roads wind through rolling grasslands and wildflower meadows. Captured beautifully in 153 color photos, view this beautiful region through the eyes of Texas-native photographer and author Eric W. Pohl. Join him on an intimate visual journey, leaving behind the freeways and big cities to reveal out-of-the-way places and explore the true heart of Texas.
Book Synopsis Hill Country Home by : Kit Hawthorne
Download or read book Hill Country Home written by Kit Hawthorne and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-12-26 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will her deepest secret… Destroy her chance at happiness? It’s hard to keep a secret in Limestone Springs, Texas, especially when you work for a trustworthy, unshakable man like Tito Mendoza. But Jenna Hamlin is determined to hide her child’s past no matter the temptation. So when an unwelcome visitor reveals the truth and Jenna needs help to keep her daughter safe, can she finally let down her guard to trust—and love—again? From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging. Truly Texas Book 1: Hill Country Secret Book 2: Coming Home to Texas Book 3: The Texan's Secret Son Book 4: Hill Country Promise Book 5: Snowbound with the Rancher Book 6: Her Valentine Cowboy Book 7: Hill Country Home Book 8: Hill Country Hero
Book Synopsis Hill Country Property by : Jim Sanderson
Download or read book Hill Country Property written by Jim Sanderson and published by Livingston Press (AL). This book was released on 2015 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Roger Jackson, a one-time lawyer who has been reduced to photographing cheating spouses, narrates the novel and comments about the characters and episodes in each section. The first section deals with Henry, Roger's father-in-law: his running away from the West Texas oilfield in the 1930s, his return, his cowboying, his participation in the Normandy Invasion, and his return to Texas Hill Country, where he tries to capture the American Dream with a horse farm, a young wife, and an adopted boy and daughter. The second sections deals with Becky Bolen, Henry's wife. She deserts the family to follow her own ambitions, goes to Taos in the 60s, earns a Ph. D., and writes letters to Henry, who does not reveal her whereabouts to her children. The last third of the novel covers Roger's marriage into that family and the subsequent dissolution of that marriage. As Roger attempts to win back his wife, he tells the story of his father in-law and tries to find his mother-in-law"--Publisher's website.
Book Synopsis Places in the World a Person Could Walk by : David Syring
Download or read book Places in the World a Person Could Walk written by David Syring and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spring-fed creeks. Old stone houses. Cedar brakes and bleached limestone. The Hill Country holds powerful sway over the imagination of Texans. So many of us dream of having our own little place in the limestone hills. The Hill Country feels just like home, even if you've never lived there. This beautifully written book explores what the Hill Country has meant as a homeplace to the author, his family, and longtime residents of the area, as well as to newcomers. David Syring listens to the stories that his aunts, uncles, and cousins tell about life in the Hill Country and grapples with their meaning for his own search for a place to belong. He also collects short stories focused around Honey Creek Church to consider how places become containers for memory. And he draws upon several years of living in Fredericksburg to talk about the problems and opportunities created by heritage tourism and the development of the town as a "home" for German Americans. These interconnected stories illuminate what it means to belong to a place and why the Texas Hill Country has become the spiritual, if not actual, home of many people.
Book Synopsis Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 by :
Download or read book Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 1124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by :
Download or read book Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 1530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hill Country written by Richard Zelade and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 1999-02-01 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features ten tours to Central Texas that capture the essence of its flavor and charm. Included in this guide are historic tidbits, folklore, geography, major attractions, maps, listings of accomodations, a calendar of events, and more.
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Book Synopsis Hillcountry Warriors by : Johnny Neil Smith
Download or read book Hillcountry Warriors written by Johnny Neil Smith and published by Sunstone Press. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A family that was among the first to enter east central Mississippi in the 1830s is forced into the Civil War. Many hardships in the unspoiled wilderness, their unusual friendship with the native Choctaws, and the extreme trials following the crushing events of the war are woven into this story.
Book Synopsis Explorer's Guide Austin, San Antonio, & the Hill Country (Third Edition) (Explorer's Complete) by : Amy K. Brown
Download or read book Explorer's Guide Austin, San Antonio, & the Hill Country (Third Edition) (Explorer's Complete) written by Amy K. Brown and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See just how much the Lone Star State has to offer There is much natural and cultural diversity to be found in the heart of one of the country’s most notable and beloved states. This guide focuses on beautiful, vibrant, and distinct Austin, San Antonio, and the Hill Country. Texas is known for its strong sports teams and lively music scene, but take a closer look at cities like San Antonio and Austin and you’ll find that there’s more than meets the eye. Austin boasts acres of parks, bike trails, and beautiful natural wonders. San Antonio offers a pedestrian-friendly, fun-filled downtown area that celebrates its Native American and Mexican influences with delicious food and unique architecture. Once you’ve had enough of urban living, the Hill Country is the perfect place to unwind. Spend a day at one of this region’s vineyards, fields of lavender, or state parks. With this comprehensive guide in hand, you’ll experience a whole other side of Texas—and maybe more!
Book Synopsis Lone Star Travel Guide to Texas Hill Country by : Richard Zelade
Download or read book Lone Star Travel Guide to Texas Hill Country written by Richard Zelade and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A more narrowly focused but still abundantly informative treatment of the Texas Hill Country, this new edition features five tours of the Hill Country that capture the essence of its flavor and charm. Take a ride on the Fredericksburg & Northern Railroad, follow the historic Mormon trails from Travis Peak Community to Medina Lake, visit Enchanted Rock, and much more. This updated sixth edition contains even more Hill Country destinations than ever before!
