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Author : The Coppell Historical Society
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (135 download)
Download or read book Coppell, History of a Texas Town written by The Coppell Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jean Murph
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439658404
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Coppell, Texas written by Jean Murph and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-14 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coppell history is rooted in peace and community. In 1843, Sam Houston met with ten native tribes along Grapevine Springs Creek to negotiate an accord to end fighting and allow trade and settlement in the area. When Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport opened in 1974, Coppell transformed from a farming hamlet into a thriving town with expanding economic opportunity. Through firsthand accounts with longtime residents and meticulous research, authors Jean Murph and Lou Duggan unfold the contemplative story of a complex and historic community.
Author : Shaun M. Jex
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143965462X
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Legendary Locals of Coppell written by Shaun M. Jex and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-23 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coppell has produced a wealth of personalities that could have leapt from the pages of a novel. The town's early days brought John and Sarah Stringfellow, who helped found the town's oldest church, and Josiah and John Record, a father-and-son duo who were victims of lynching. The coming of the Cottonbelt Railroad created the mystery of town namesake George Coppell. The town was home to farmers like domino-loving Buren Ledbetter and sharecropper W.A. Ottinger. It had its own "Floyd the Barber" (Floyd Harwell), as well as Jo Jackson, the librarian known to most as the "Bird Lady of Coppell." The town has produced a wealth of heroes like Carroll Kirkland, who was killed in World War II, and Jacob Schick, a decorated veteran of the Iraq War. It is also a town that has turned tragedy into triumph through stories like Todd and Tara Storch, who transformed the pain of their daughter Taylor's death into the life-giving charity Taylor's Gift. Together their stories tell the story of Coppell, a place that at its heart will always be a small town.
Author : James Lloyd Rogers
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9781574411287
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (112 download)
Download or read book The Story of North Texas written by James Lloyd Rogers and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With unlimited archival access and a journalist's attention to detail, James L. Rogers updates and expands his 1965 publication to bring the university's history into the next century. The founder of the Texas Normal College, Joshua C. Chilton, declared in 1890 the institution's aim "to become leaders in the education of the young men and women of Texas, fitting them to creditably fill the most important positions in business and professional circles." By 1965 the eighth president, J. C. Matthews, presided over an institution granting doctorates in the sciences, mathematics, humanities, social sciences, teacher education, business administration, and the fine arts. In the last thirty-five years the institution has grown to become the University of North Texas System under the leadership of Chancellor Alfred Hurley and President Norval Pohl, with campuses in Dallas and Fort Worth. It now stands as the leading university of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Generously illustrated with over eighty photos of people and events on campus, The Story of North Texas provides the definitive history of this institution and is an inspiration to its alumni and friends..
Author : Seymour V. Connor
Publisher : Texas State Historical Assn
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Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Peters Colony of Texas written by Seymour V. Connor and published by Texas State Historical Assn. This book was released on 2005 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Texas State Historical Association is pleased to partner with the Collin County Historical Society to make Seymour V. Connor's The Peters Colony of Texas available once again. This classic work of Texas history, long out of print, was praised by John H. Jenkins in Basic Texas Books as "the best study of one of the largest land grants in Texas history." The TSHA first published The Peters Colony of Texas in 1959. The Peters Colony, totaling 16,000 square miles of North Texas, now includes twenty-six counties. Jenkins called it "a masterpiece of weaving together the threads of an extremely difficult historical puzzle with only the meagerest of source materials." For many years the book, with its documentation of early migration to Texas, was available to the public only in noncirculating library collections and an occasional appearance on the rare book market. The TSHA and the Collin County Historical Society are pleased to offer a paperback edition of The Peters Colony of Texas to bring this significant work of Texas history back to public attention.
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Total Pages : 448 pages
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Download or read book Beckville, Texas written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jim Schutze
Publisher : Citadel Pr
ISBN 13 : 9780806510460
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (14 download)
Download or read book The Accomodation written by Jim Schutze and published by Citadel Pr. This book was released on 1986 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses racial relations in Dallas during the 1950s and 1960s and describes the struggles of the black community to gain power
Author : Shelly Tucker
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781500190026
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Ghosts of Denton written by Shelly Tucker and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Any town that boasts a grave on the courthouse lawn ought to have a ghost or two. Denton, Texas has many! Ghosts, that is. Author Shelly Tucker claims, "People come to Denton and never want to leave...ever!" This book contains a fraction of the ghost stories told in the area. Established in 1857, this frontier town was wild and rambunctious. Denton has been home to some colorful and quirky characters over the years, and legends claim that some remain in the afterlife. Within the covers of this book, you will find tales of the Goat Man at Old Alton Bridge, a ghostly hooligan, and a librarian who never "checked out." There is the tale of the sheriff who protects and serves the community from beyond the grave, and of the outlaw Sam Bass, whose spirit still roams the streets. Find stories of Nurse Betty tending patients from the afterlife, a theater manager who can't leave his job, a Texas hero (who survived The Massacre at Goliad to die in a Denton fire) still searching for his gold, and the spirit of John Denton protecting the town that bears his name Read the stories with an open mind. They are interwoven with the fascinating history of this small Texas town. After reading it, Denton will never look the same in the daylight.
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Total Pages : 1200 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
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 1200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1248 pages
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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 1996 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jennifer Ramsey
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ISBN 13 : 9781891527166
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (271 download)
Download or read book A Lady's Day Out in Dallas and Surrounding Areas written by Jennifer Ramsey and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside, discover these Texas towns brimming with fascinating history. Read the stories of the "best of the best" in unique shopping and lodging, fabulous dining and luxurious services, exciting attractions and entertainment, as well the Texas entrepreneurs who make them great.
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Total Pages : 1738 pages
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Download or read book Fair Employment Practice Cases written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With case table.
Author : Sam Wyly
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ISBN 13 : 9781945507755
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (77 download)
Download or read book Dallas Got It Right! written by Sam Wyly and published by . This book was released on 2018-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is Dallas the fastest growing city in America? Find the answers in Dallas Got It Right!
Author : Richard V. Francaviglia
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292789025
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book The Cast Iron Forest written by Richard V. Francaviglia and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A thoughtful, thorough, and updated account of this bio-region” from the author of From Sail to Steam: Four Centuries of Texas Maritime History, 1500-1900 (Great Plains Research). Winner, Friends of the Dallas Public Library Award, Texas Institute of Letters, 2001 A complex mosaic of post oak and blackjack oak forests interspersed with prairies, the Cross Timbers cover large portions of southeastern Kansas, eastern Oklahoma, and north central Texas. Home to indigenous peoples over several thousand years, the Cross Timbers were considered a barrier to westward expansion in the nineteenth century, until roads and railroads opened up the region to farmers, ranchers, coal miners, and modern city developers, all of whom changed its character in far-reaching ways. This landmark book describes the natural environment of the Cross Timbers and interprets the role that people have played in transforming the region. Richard Francaviglia opens with a natural history that discusses the region’s geography, geology, vegetation, and climate. He then traces the interaction of people and the landscape, from the earliest indigenous inhabitants and European explorers to the developers and residents of today’s ever-expanding cities and suburbs. Many historical and contemporary maps and photographs illustrate the text. “This is the most important, original, and comprehensive regional study yet to appear of the amazing Cross Timbers region in North America . . . It will likely be the standard benchmark survey of the region for quite some time.” —John Miller Morris, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Texas at San Antonio
Author : Laura Gao
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063067781
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American written by Laura Gao and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Messy Roots is a laugh-out-loud, heartfelt, and deeply engaging story of their journey to find themself--as an American, as the daughter of Chinese immigrants, as a queer person, and as a Wuhanese American in the middle of a pandemic.”—Malaka Gharib, author of I Was Their American Dream After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where her hometown is as foreign as Mars—at least until 2020, when COVID-19 makes Wuhan a household name. In Messy Roots, Laura illustrates her coming-of-age as the girl who simply wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why girls make her heart flutter. Insightful, original, and hilarious, toggling seamlessly between past and present, China and America, Gao’s debut is a tour de force of graphic storytelling.
Author : Paul J. P. Sandul
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806166053
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Lone Star Suburbs written by Paul J. P. Sandul and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is it that nearly 90 percent of the Texan population currently lives in metropolitan regions, but many Texans still embrace and promote a vision of their state’s nineteenth-century rural identity? This is one of the questions the editors and contributors to Lone Star Suburbs confront. One answer, they contend, may be the long shadow cast by a Texas myth that has served the dominant culture while marginalizing those on the fringes. Another may be the criticism suburbia has endured for undermining the very romantic individuality that the Texas myth celebrates. From the 1950s to the present, cultural critics have derided suburbs as landscapes of sameness and conformity. Only recently have historians begun to document the multidimensional industrial and ethnic aspects of suburban life as well as the development of multifamily housing, services, and leisure facilities. In Lone Star Suburbs, urban historian Paul J. P. Sandul, Texas historian M. Scott Sosebee, and ten contributors move the discussion of suburbia well beyond the stereotype of endless blocks of white middle-class neighborhoods and fill a gap in our knowledge of the Lone Star State. This collection supports the claim that Texas is not only primarily suburban but also the most representative example of this urban form in the United States. Essays consider transportation infrastructure, urban planning, and professional sports as they relate to the suburban ideal; the experiences of African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos in Texas metropolitan areas; and the environmental consequences of suburbanization in the state. Texas is no longer the bastion of rural life in the United States but now—for better or worse—represents the leading edge of suburban living. This important book offers a first step in coming to grips with that reality.
Author : Pauline Adema
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1604733330
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Garlic Capital of the World written by Pauline Adema and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2010-02-17 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Pauline Adema, you smell Gilroy, California, before you see it. In Garlic Capital of the World, the folklorist and culinary anthropologist examines the role of food and festivals in creating a place brand or marketable identity. The author scrutinizes how Gilroy, California, successfully transformed a negative association with the pungent bulb into a highly successful tourism and marketing campaign. This book explores how local initiatives led to an iconization of the humble product in Gilroy. The city, a well-established agricultural center and bedroom community south of San Francisco, rapidly built a place-brand identity based on its now-famous moniker, “Garlic Capital of the World.” To understand Gilroy's success in transforming a local crop into a tourist draw, Adema contrasts the development of this now-thriving festival with events surrounding the launch and demise of the PigFest in Coppell, Texas. Indeed, the Garlic Festival is so successful that the event is all that many people know about Gilroy. Adema explores the creation and subsequent selling of foodscapes or food-themed place identities. This seemingly ubiquitous practice is readily visible across the country at festivals celebrating edibles like tomatoes, peaches, spinach, and even cauliflower. Food, Adema contends, is an attractive focus for image makers charged with community building and place differentiation. Not only is it good to eat; food can be a palatable and marketable symbol for a town or region.
