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Historic Tales of Arlington, Texas

Author : Evelyn Barker, with Davis McCown, Leslie Wagner and Trevor Engel
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625858957
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Historic Tales of Arlington, Texas written by Evelyn Barker, with Davis McCown, Leslie Wagner and Trevor Engel and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even before its immense population surge, Arlington never dreamed small. In the 1930s, Arlington Downs attracted thousands to its state-of-the-art horse racing facility. Just three decades later, Six Flags Over Texas opened, cementing a reputation as an entertainment destination. The hubbub of the stadiums and shopping complexes that followed often obscured other parts of the community's rich heritage, including far-reaching contributions to the disability rights movement. The city suffered growing pains as well, such as the demise of college football and the deadly 1892 train depot shootout that ended the town's lawless period. Join Evelyn Barker, along with Davis McCown, Leslie Wagner and Trevor Engel, for the forgotten details of Arlington's dynamic past.

Legendary Locals of Arlington, Texas

Author : Lea Worcester
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467100587
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Legendary Locals of Arlington, Texas written by Lea Worcester and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The people of Arlington have always had a can-do spirit. There's Carrie Rogers, the society matron who became marshal; Tillie Burgin, who changed the face of social services in Arlington; and Tom Vandergriff, the boy mayor who stayed on the job for 26 years. When educational opportunities were deemed inadequate, Edward E. Rankin and other leading citizens founded and supported a school that grew into the University of Texas at Arlington. Before there was the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, Jim Hayes opened the eyes of Arlington leaders to the difficulties of navigating the University of Texas at Arlington and the city in a wheelchair. Never willing to be overshadowed by Dallas or Fort Worth, their larger neighbors to the east and west, Arlington residents embraced industry and progress, and their enterprising spirit attracted the notice of the nation. Today, the city boasts major businesses and attractions--General Motors, Six Flags, the Texas Rangers, and the Dallas Cowboys--and continues to grow thanks to the aspirations of its people.

Rearview Reflections of Arlington, Texas

Author : Danny Armstrong
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (722 download)

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Download or read book Rearview Reflections of Arlington, Texas written by Danny Armstrong and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-12-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baby Boomer Coming of Age Stories in Arlington, Texas This book is my recollection of stories while growing up in Arlington during the '50s and '60s. Enjoy the trip back in time! ___________ Danny Armstrong attended Arlington HS, Class of 1963, and now lives in Santa Fe, NM with his AHS sweetheart, Becky. He publishes crossword puzzles for car enthusiasts and is known as "The Car Crossword Guy."

Home for Erring and Outcast Girls

Author : Julie Kibler
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0451499352
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Home for Erring and Outcast Girls written by Julie Kibler and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An emotionally raw and resonant story of love, loss, and the enduring power of friendship, following the lives of two young women connected by a home for “fallen girls,” and inspired by historical events. “Home for Erring and Outcast Girls deftly reimagines the wounded women who came seeking a second chance and a sustaining hope.”—Lisa Wingate, author of Before We Were Yours In turn-of-the-20th century Texas, the Berachah Home for the Redemption and Protection of Erring Girls is an unprecedented beacon of hope for young women consigned to the dangerous poverty of the streets by birth, circumstance, or personal tragedy. Built in 1903 on the dusty outskirts of Arlington, a remote dot between Dallas and Fort Worth’s red-light districts, the progressive home bucks public opinion by offering faith, training, and rehabilitation to prostitutes, addicts, unwed mothers, and “ruined” girls without forcibly separating mothers from children. When Lizzie Bates and Mattie McBride meet there—one sick and abused, but desperately clinging to her young daughter, the other jilted by the beau who fathered her ailing son—they form a friendship that will see them through unbearable loss, heartbreak, difficult choices, and ultimately, diverging paths. A century later, Cate Sutton, a reclusive university librarian, uncovers the hidden histories of the two troubled women as she stumbles upon the cemetery on the home’s former grounds and begins to comb through its archives in her library. Pulled by an indescribable connection, what Cate discovers about their stories leads her to confront her own heartbreaking past, and to reclaim the life she thought she'd let go forever. With great pathos and powerful emotional resonance, Home for Erring and Outcast Girls explores the dark roads that lead us to ruin, and the paths we take to return to ourselves.

Historic tales. A novel

Author : HISTORIC TALES.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Historic tales. A novel written by HISTORIC TALES. and published by . This book was released on 1790 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Texas History Stories

Author : Elbridge Gerry Littlejohn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Texas History Stories written by Elbridge Gerry Littlejohn and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates the stories of thirteen heroes or events in nineteenth-century Texas history, including Cabeza de Vaca, Sam Houston and the Alamo.

TEXAS HISTORY STORIES

Author : ELBRIDGE GERRY. LITTLEJOHN
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033024034
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book TEXAS HISTORY STORIES written by ELBRIDGE GERRY. LITTLEJOHN and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Politics and the History Curriculum

Author : K. Erekson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137008946
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Politics and the History Curriculum written by K. Erekson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The politicians and pastors who revised the Texas social studies standards made worldwide headlines. Politics and the History Curriculum sets the debate over the Texas standards within a broad context of politics, religion, media, and education, providing a clear analysis of these events and recommendations for teachers and policy makers.

Texas History Stories

Author : Elbridge Gerry Littlejohn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780243699803
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Texas History Stories written by Elbridge Gerry Littlejohn and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

TEXAS HIST STORIES

Author : Elbridge Gerry 1862-1935 Littlejohn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781374352872
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (528 download)

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Download or read book TEXAS HIST STORIES written by Elbridge Gerry 1862-1935 Littlejohn and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

New Tales

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780461668308
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (683 download)

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Download or read book New Tales written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-14 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

What Lies Beneath

Author : Cynthia Leal Massey
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493048619
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book What Lies Beneath written by Cynthia Leal Massey and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-08-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unearth the Mysteries of Those Who Lie Beneath the Oldest Graveyards in the Lone Star State Texas, the second largest state, both in land mass and population, has more than 50,000 cemeteries, graveyards, and burial grounds. As the final resting places of those whose earthly journey has ended, they are also repositories of valuable cultural history. The pioneer cemeteries—those from the 19th century—provide a wealth of information on the people who settled Texas during its years as a Republic (1836-1845), and after it became the 28th state in 1845. In What Lies Beneath: Texas Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards, author Cynthia Leal Massey exhumes the stories of these pioneers, revealing the intriguing truth behind the earliest graveyards in the Lone Star State, including some of its most ancient. This guide also provides descriptions of headstone features and symbols, and demystifies the burial traditions of early Texas pioneers and settlers.

Stories from the Barrio

Author : Carlos Eliseo Cuéllar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stories from the Barrio written by Carlos Eliseo Cuéllar and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work offers a new look at the history of Fort Worth. The history of this people includes the stories of early Mexicanos, escaping the hardships of the Mexican revolution, to the attempts of second generation Mexican-Americans to assimilate to their political voice and freedoms.

Gangster Tour of Texas

Author : T. Lindsay Baker
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1603442588
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Gangster Tour of Texas written by T. Lindsay Baker and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bonnie and Clyde, Machine Gun Kelly, the Newton Boys, the Santa Claus Bank Robbers. . . . During the era of gangsters and organized crime, Texas hosted its fair share of guns and gambling, moonshine and morphine, ransom and robbery. The state’s crime wave hit such a level that in 1927 the Texas Bankers Association offered a reward of $5,000 for a dead bank robber; no reward was given for one captured alive. Veteran historian T. Lindsay Baker brings his considerable sleuthing skills to the dark side, leading readers on a fascinating tour of the most interesting and best preserved crime scenes in the Lone Star State. Gangster Tour of Texas traces a trail of crime that had its beginnings in 1918, when the Texas legislature outlawed alcohol, and persisted until 1957, when Texas Rangers closed down the infamous casinos of Galveston. Baker presents detailed maps, photographs of criminals, victims, and law officers, and pictures of the crime scenes as they appear today. Steeped in solid historical research, including personal visits by the author to every site described in the book, this volume offers entertaining and informative insights into a particularly lawless period in our nation’s history. Readers interested in true crime, regional history, or this unique aspect of heritage tourism will derive hours of enjoyment as they follow--on the road or from their armchairs--the trail of both cops and robbers in Gangster Tour of Texas. “Baker knows how to spin a yarn that keeps his readers engrossed; knows that it does history no harm to write it so folks will enjoy many illustrations, maps, and pictures of outlaws, lawmen, victims, witnesses, and crime scenes that accompany each story. Plus, his picture captions are as informative as his story narratives."--Bill Neal, author, Getting Away with Murder on the Texas Frontier

Paco's Tales

Author : James A. Broussard
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 9781469735528
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book Paco's Tales written by James A. Broussard and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paco is a good kid in the BIG THICKET series of short stories. He is patterned after Laura Ingles in Little House on the Prairie, a TV show that lasted 9 years. Paco shows good morals and has an optimistic behavior; he has deep strong feelings and shows he cares by making himself useful. Being raised from age 9 to 19 In Beaumont Texas where these stories are set and doing my homework about Texas has given me relative experience. I wrote from love of this area.

Texas History Stories

Author : E. G. Littlejohn
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333210120
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Texas History Stories written by E. G. Littlejohn and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-13 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Texas History Stories: Houston, Austin, Crockett, La Salle When he was thirteen years old, he had gone to school but six months in all. It was then that his father died: After the death of his father, his mother sold the old home in Vir-gin-ia and took her family across the mountains into Ten-nes-see. At that time Ten-nes-see was only a great wil derness. Indians were everywhere. There were dense forests full of wolves, bears and other wild animals. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Nueces River

Author : Margie Crisp
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1623495164
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book The Nueces River written by Margie Crisp and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First appearing on early Spanish maps as the Río Escondido, or hidden river, and later named Río de las Nueces after the abundant pecan trees along its banks, the Nueces today is a stream of seeming contradictions: a river that runs above and below ground; a geographic reminder of a history both noble and egregious; and a spring-fed stream transformed into a salty, steep-sided channel. From its fresh, clear headwaters on the Edwards Plateau, Margie Crisp and William B. Montgomery follow the river through the mesquite and prickly pear of the South Texas Plains, to the river’s end in Nueces and Corpus Christi Bays on the Gulf of Mexico. With vivid prose and paintings, they record their travels as they explore the length of the river on foot, kayak, and fishing boat, ultimately weaving a vivid portrait of today’s Nueces. Capturing the river’s subtle beauty, abundant wildlife, diverse culture, and unique history of exploration, conflict, and settlement, they reveal the untold story of this enigmatic river with passion, humor, and reverence. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.