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Vanished Houston Landmarks

Author : Mark Lardas
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439669139
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Vanished Houston Landmarks written by Mark Lardas and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although it is sometimes called a town without a history, Houston actually possesses the kind of sprawling past that includes a frontier port, a moon landing and a supermarket that contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union. In fact, there is so much history that much has been forgotten. Visit the landmarks of that neglected heritage, from the Cotton Exchange to Astroworld. Dropping in on legendary spots like Shamrock and Gilley's Club, Mark Lardas tells the stories of a Houston that has largely disappeared from the public eye.

Vanished Houston Landmarks

Author : Mark Lardas
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467142816
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Vanished Houston Landmarks written by Mark Lardas and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although it is sometimes called a town without a history, Houston actually possesses the kind of sprawling past that includes a frontier port, a moon landing and a supermarket that contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union. In fact, there is so much history that much has been forgotten. Visit the landmarks of that neglected heritage, from the Cotton Exchange to Astroworld. Dropping in on legendary spots like Shamrock and Gilley's Club, Mark Lardas tells the stories of a Houston that has largely disappeared from the public eye.

Where No Man Has Gone Before

Author : William David Compton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Where No Man Has Gone Before written by William David Compton and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Where No Man Has Gone Before

Author : William D. Compton
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 078813633X
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)

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Download or read book Where No Man Has Gone Before written by William D. Compton and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1996-12 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Vanished

Author : Kristi Holl
Publisher : Zonderkidz
ISBN 13 : 0310399637
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Vanished written by Kristi Holl and published by Zonderkidz. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lonely and a long way from her Iowa home, twelve-year-old Jeri McKane reacts to boarding school the way most middle schoolers would. Even with close friends, she wonders whether her scholarship to prestigious Landmark School was worth it. She’s tempted to give up when her Mom can’t make parents’ weekend, and the school bus carrying her roommate, Rosa, disappears. But this reporter for the sixth-grade newspaper has an eye like Nancy Drew and more faith and courage than she realizes. Jeri solves the mystery—and makes landmark decisions to trust God and his Word through circumstances and feelings that don’t make sense.

Saving San Antonio

Author : Lewis F. Fisher
Publisher : Trinity University Press
ISBN 13 : 159534781X
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Saving San Antonio written by Lewis F. Fisher and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2016-08-22 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few American cities enjoy the likes of San Antonio's visual links with its dramatic past. The Alamo and four other Spanish missions, recently marked as a UNESCO World Heritage site, are the most obvious but there are a host of landmarks and folkways that have survived over the course of nearly three centuries that still lend San Antonio an "odd and antiquated foreignness." Adding to the charm of the nation's seventh largest city is the San Antonio River, saved to become a winding linear park through the heart of downtown and beyond and a world model for sensitive urban development. San Antonio's heritage has not been preserved by accident. The wrecking balls and headlong development that accompanied progress in nineteenth-century San Antonio roused an indigenous historic preservation movement—the first west of the Mississippi River to become effective. Its thrust has increased since the mid-1920s with the pioneering work of the San Antonio Conservation Society. In Saving San Antonio, Texas historian Lewis Fisher peels back the myths surrounding more than a century of preservation triumphs and failures to reveal a lively mosaic that portrays the saving of San Antonio's cultural and architectural soul. The process, entertaining in the telling, has reverberated throughout the United States and provided significant lessons for the built environments and economies of cities everywhere.

True Stories of Old Houston and Houstonians

Author : Samuel Oliver Young
Publisher : Copano Bay Press
ISBN 13 : 0982246757
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book True Stories of Old Houston and Houstonians written by Samuel Oliver Young and published by Copano Bay Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume compiles 105 stories of Houston's history originally written by Dr. Young for his column in the Houston Chronicle. This is history at its most entertaining. He brings early Houstonians to life, describing their personalities, their admirable traits and their many eccentricities. His stories of boyhood in Houston read like something out of Tom Sawyer. There are also stories of early citizens and their day-to-day lives, of the Civil War and Houston's fighting men, of slaves and former slaves, of rigged elections and reconstruction days. Dr. Young gives vivid descriptions of Houston's many saloons and gambling dens. You'll read about what a mischievous undertaker did with the Yankee dead during a Yellow Fever epidemic, about the superstitions of the day, about ghosts and haunted houses. There are stories of gentlemen and of scoundrels, of hangings and jail breaks. Even a little cross dressing.

In Years Gone by

Author : Manuel G. Gonzales
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253337658
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (376 download)

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Download or read book In Years Gone by written by Manuel G. Gonzales and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An interdisciplinary anthology covering diverse aspects of the Mexican-American experience in the United States."--Amazon.com viewed November 12, 2020.

Ghosts of Houston's Market Square Park

Author : Sandra Lord and Debe Branning
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467141305
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Ghosts of Houston's Market Square Park written by Sandra Lord and Debe Branning and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visitors to Market Square Park can pause on their stroll through the downtown centerpiece for a palpable experience of its past. Houston's first four city halls laid their foundations here, and relics of the square's heritage remain embedded in the sidewalks of the park. Chalk up a chance sneeze on Milam Street to the final ghostly gasp of dust from Robert Boyce's sawpits. Step from Congress Street into La Carafe, Houston's oldest commercial building, for the kind of atmosphere that even deceased bartenders are reluctant to leave. From the phantom tailors above Treebeard's to the forgotten mysteries of the town's founding, Sandra Lord and Debe Branning resurrect the history humming through the four blocks surrounding Market Square Park.

Lost Dallas

Author : Mark Doty
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0738585084
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (385 download)

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Download or read book Lost Dallas written by Mark Doty and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although founded in 1841, Dallas did not experience significant growth until 1873 when the Texas and Pacific (T&P) Railroad crossed the Houston and Texas Central Railroad (H&TC) near downtown. Securing these railroads led to a prolific building boom that has never fully ended, even during the Great Depression and subsequent world wars. Dallas's ability to sustain growth and development as a banking and commercial center led to the demolition of much of the early built environment, a trend that continues even today. Lost Dallas explores and documents those buildings, neighborhoods, and places that have been lost and even forgotten since the city's modest antebellum beginning.

A Vanishing America

Author : Hodding Carter
Publisher : New York : Holt,Rinehart and Winston
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A Vanishing America written by Hodding Carter and published by New York : Holt,Rinehart and Winston. This book was released on 1964 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve writers seek to recapture the lore and legends, local color, enterprises, and vanishing values that have marked rural life in America.

Forgotten but Not Gone

Author : James Hoyle Maples Jr.
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532644167
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Forgotten but Not Gone written by James Hoyle Maples Jr. and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-08-16 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All of us are shaped in many ways by unseen markers in our DNA. Unknown ancestral traits contribute to determination of such things as eye and hair color, height, and even a certain propensity or susceptibility to certain diseases. To some extent religious bodies are similarly the product of their beliefs and doctrines, at times and in certain ways, to beliefs and doctrines buried in the inherited make-up of that body or denomination. Landmarkism is such a genetic-like marker in the Southern Baptist Convention yet is largely unknown, and its influence is barely recognized today as a contributing factor in much of Baptist practice and belief. This book seeks to trace the origin and transmission of landmark beliefs from the time of its greatest influence to the present day when it is largely unknown but certainly present in beliefs and practices that have developed and become part of the Southern Baptist body in many instances.

Immigrant Gone to Heaven

Author : Kees Vermeer
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525564382
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Immigrant Gone to Heaven written by Kees Vermeer and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Immigrant Gone to Heaven is a remarkable book. It grips the reader from the moment the author joins an Emigration Training Centre in the Biesbosch region of the Netherlands with the goal of moving to Canada. We follow his experiences as he lands in Canada and works his way up from farm-hand to obtaining a doctorate in Zoology. The section of the book detailing his explorations in ornithology are as fascinating as the stories of immigration and the memories of World War II. The book takes the reader on a riveting journey of exploration in many facets of social history and science as viewed through the lens of an inquisitive and always optimistic upbeat man. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about World War II, immigration, bird behavior or even just in how a life’s journey can unfold with all its unexpected twists and turns." —Tom Bijvoet Publisher, DUTCH the Magazine – Maandblad de krant "Brimming with charming personal anecdotes and fascinating ornithological research in equal measure, Kees Vermeer's Immigrant Gone to Heaven paints a vivid picture of an adventurous and fearless life. Vermeer’s curiosity and insight into the natural world are evident from his descriptions of childhood nest-hunting in the Dutch polder, to his pioneering work with seabirds on British Columbia’s windswept Triangle Island. His stories of everyday life under Nazi occupation are enthralling in their own right. Naturalists, scientists and history buffs alike will enjoy this book." —Annie McLeod, Editor of Nature Saskatchewan's Blue Jay.

Lost Houston

Author : William Dylan Powell
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 1910496758
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Lost Houston written by William Dylan Powell and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at how the buildings, streets, and institutions that comprise Houston's cityscape have changed dramatically over the years, and the many that were lost along the waySince its founding in 1836, Houston has become America's fourth largest city. It was a hardscrabble life for the early settlers, but first King Cotton brought wealth to the local economy and then the Lucas Gusher at the Spindletop oilfield made Houston the capital of the American oil and gas business. The old Texas State Capitol was demolished and replaced by the old Rice Hotel, which was then replaced by the 1913 Rice Hotel that stands today. Baseball has been played at Buffalo Stadium, Colt Stadium, and the "EighthWonder" the Astrodome before settling at MinuteMaid Park. The Astros' ballpark occupies the space once occupied by Union Station's platforms and the Houston-to-Dallas Texas Rocket train, both lost to time and progress. Sites include: Camp Logan, Carnegie Colored Library, Houston Chronicle Building. The Binz Building, Original Texas State Capitol, Original Rice Hotel, Old City Hall, Moorish Federal Building, Felix Mexican Restaurant, S.H. Kress and Co., Union Station, Grand Central Station, Trailblazer Monorail, Houston Light Guard Armoury, Luna Park, Metropolitan Theatre, Magnolia Brewery, Streetcars on Heights Boulevard, Waldo Mansion, Miller Outdoor Theatre, Shamrock Hotel, NFL and NBL at the Astrodome, Houston Municipal Air Terminal, and the Sam Houston Coliseum.

The Anonymous Signal

Author : Erec Stebbins
Publisher : Twice Pi Press
ISBN 13 : 1942360231
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (423 download)

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Download or read book The Anonymous Signal written by Erec Stebbins and published by Twice Pi Press. This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "STEBBINS IS THE MASTER OF THE THINKING READER'S TECHNO THRILLER" -Internet Review of Books No Forgiveness. No Forgetting. Expect It. The global financial system is in chaos. World leaders have been compromised. An unstoppable computer virus eats through the Internet. Join an elite team of FBI and CIA agents, and the shadowy figures they must work with, as they try to stop a global catastrophe and act of digital terrorism unlike anything ever witnessed. Can they stop the virus devouring the world's digital mind before it releases The Anonymous Signal? "Hang on tight for this one" -Tome Tender"A thrilling and frightening story" -Portland Book Review "Excellent, detailed plot, and clever storytelling" -San Francisco Book Review Book three in the INTEL 1 novels followed by The Nash Criterion.

Twenty-One Landmark European Films 1939-1999

Author : Bert Cardullo
Publisher : Algora Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1628941316
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Twenty-One Landmark European Films 1939-1999 written by Bert Cardullo and published by Algora Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this insightful film-analysis text show cover twenty-one of the best European films made between the coming of World War II and the end of the twentieth century, showing what makes each of them outstanding. These essays are clear and readable—that is, sophisticated and meaty yet not overly technical or jargon-heavy. They will make perfect introductions to their respective films as well as important contributions to the field of film studies in general. Written with university students in mind, these essays cover some of the central films treated—and central issues raised—in today’s cinema courses and provide students with practical models to help them improve their own writing and analytical skills. A list of questions for discussion is included, to trigger further thinking among film buffs and to help educators prepare for class. The book is aimed at students, teachers, and cinephiles with an interest in European cinema in particular and cinema studies in general, as well as at those educated readers with an interest in the practice of film analysis and criticism. The only competition comes from Stanley Kauffmann’s relatively brief Ten Great Films (136 pp., 2012). The current work offers twenty-one illustrated essays (Kauffmann’s book contains no images) and focuses on Europe. (The countries represented are France, Italy, England, Hungary, Belgium, Sweden, Scotland, Denmark, Russia, Spain, Germany, Scotland, and Finland.) Twenty-One Landmark European Films, 1939-1999 overlaps with Kauffmann’s book only in the case of L’avventura, though the two approach this film from vastly different angles. Moreover, the book provides a complete critical apparatus—notes, bibliographies, credits, and filmographies, whereas Kauffmann’s has none. This book could be one of the primary texts for courses in film analysis, to accompany a work like Timothy Corrigan’s A Short Guide to Writing about Film (8th edition, 2011). It would also be a suitable supplementary or secondary text in such courses as 'Introduction to Film' or 'Film Appreciation'; 'Western European Cinema'; 'History of Film' or 'Global Cinema'; and 'Film Directors' or 'Film Style and Imagination.'

Haunted Restaurants, Taverns, and Inns of Texas

Author : Robert Wlodarski
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 149303250X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Haunted Restaurants, Taverns, and Inns of Texas written by Robert Wlodarski and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loaded with tangy tales of spirits who inhabit places where you can spend a night or have a bite to eat. Listed by city, each haunted locale provides in-depth history about the spirited occupants, current facts and additional references. This book would be fully revised and would not include detailed travel information, just the stories.