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Book Synopsis Old Spanish Trail Highway in Texas, The by : James Collett
Download or read book Old Spanish Trail Highway in Texas, The written by James Collett and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-16 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the dawn of automobile travel in the United States, visionary entrepreneurs proposed a Southern transcontinental route called the Old Spanish Trail (OST) that would stretch across eight states from Florida to California. ... native Texas historian James Collett has crafted a book that provides a glimpse into the early years of automobile tourism along the Texas stretch of the OST.
Book Synopsis Old Spanish Trail Highway in Texas by : James Collett
Download or read book Old Spanish Trail Highway in Texas written by James Collett and published by Arcadia Pub (Sc). This book was released on 2021-08-16 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the dawn of automobile travel in the United States, visionary entrepreneurs proposed a Southern transcontinental route called the Old Spanish Trail (OST) that would stretch across eight states from Florida to California. The central third of the road spanned more than 900 miles and traversed Texas. The collaboration of communities, both large and small, that worked to bridge rivers and pave primitive roads made the OST a reality during the 1920s. As travelers ventured forth on the route, a diverse crop of businesses--filling stations, autocamps, tourist courts, motels, and myriad eating establishments--sprang up to meet the needs of tourists, wanderers, migrants, and truckers while also fueling economic growth. For over 50 years, the OST continuously underwent construction and redesign that transformed a small roadway into a multilane interstate highway carrying a constantly increasing flow of goods, services, and people. Although the OST identity is gradually growing fainter amidst the standardization of businesses and rerouting of numbered highways around (instead of along) city streets, it still survives among many Texans who dwell along the Trail.
Book Synopsis Trammel's Trace by : Gary L. Pinkerton
Download or read book Trammel's Trace written by Gary L. Pinkerton and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trammel’s Trace tells the story of a borderlands smuggler and an important passageway into early Texas. Trammel’s Trace, named for Nicholas Trammell, was the first route from the United States into the northern boundaries of Spanish Texas. From the Great Bend of the Red River it intersected with El Camino Real de los Tejas in Nacogdoches. By the early nineteenth century, Trammel’s Trace was largely a smuggler’s trail that delivered horses and contraband into the region. It was a microcosm of the migration, lawlessness, and conflict that defined the period. By the 1820s, as Mexico gained independence from Spain, smuggling declined as Anglo immigration became the primary use of the trail. Familiar names such as Sam Houston, David Crockett, and James Bowie joined throngs of immigrants making passage along Trammel’s Trace. Indeed, Nicholas Trammell opened trading posts on the Red River and near Nacogdoches, hoping to claim a piece of Austin’s new colony. Austin denied Trammell’s entry, however, fearing his poor reputation would usher in a new wave of smuggling and lawlessness. By 1826, Trammell was pushed out of Texas altogether and retreated back to Arkansas Even so, as author Gary L. Pinkerton concludes, Trammell was “more opportunist than outlaw and made the most of disorder.”
Book Synopsis Archaeology of the Old Spanish Trail/Mormon Road from Las Vegas, Nevada to the California Border by : Keith Myhrer
Download or read book Archaeology of the Old Spanish Trail/Mormon Road from Las Vegas, Nevada to the California Border written by Keith Myhrer and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Notable Men and Women of Spanish Texas by : Donald E. Chipman
Download or read book Notable Men and Women of Spanish Texas written by Donald E. Chipman and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, Presidio La Bahia Award, Sons of the Republic of Texas, 2000 Texas Old Missions and Forts Restoration Association Book Award, the Texas Old Missions and Fort Restoration Association and the Texas Catholic Historical Society, 2001 The Spanish colonial era in Texas (1528-1821) continues to emerge from the shadowy past with every new archaeological and historical discovery. In this book, years of archival sleuthing by Donald E. Chipman and Harriett Denise Joseph now reveal the real human beings behind the legendary figures who discovered, explored, and settled Spanish Texas. By combining dramatic, real-life incidents, biographical sketches, and historical background, the authors bring to life these famous (and sometimes infamous) men of Spanish Texas: Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca Alonso de León Francisco Hidalgo Louis Juchereau de St. Denis Antonio Margil The Marqués de Aguayo Pedro de Rivera Felipe de Rábago José de Escandón Athanase de Mézières The Marqués de Rubí Antonio Gil Ibarvo Domingo Cabello José Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara Joaquín de Arredondo The authors also devote a chapter to the women of Spanish Texas, drawing on scarce historical clues to tell the stories of both well-known and previously unknown Tejana, Indian, and African women.
Book Synopsis The Old Spanish Trail by : Stanley J. Herzog
Download or read book The Old Spanish Trail written by Stanley J. Herzog and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Highway Bulletin by : Purdue University. Dept. of Highway Engineering
Download or read book Highway Bulletin written by Purdue University. Dept. of Highway Engineering and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Building the "Old Spanish Trail" by : Mississippi. Department of Transportation
Download or read book Building the "Old Spanish Trail" written by Mississippi. Department of Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Springs of Texas by : Gunnar M. Brune
Download or read book Springs of Texas written by Gunnar M. Brune and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text explores the natural history of Texas and more than 2900 springs in 183 Texas counties. It also includes an in-depth discussion of the general characteristics of springs - their physical and prehistoric settings, their historical significance, and their associated flora and fauna.
Book Synopsis The Old Spanish Trail by : Arlan Dean
Download or read book The Old Spanish Trail written by Arlan Dean and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2002-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the Old Spanish Trail and the pioneers who settled in California.
Book Synopsis Backroads of the Texas Hill Country by : Gary Clark
Download or read book Backroads of the Texas Hill Country written by Gary Clark and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2008-11-24 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to scenic drives through Texas.
Download or read book The Highway Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Overland with Kit Carson by : George Douglas Brewerton
Download or read book Overland with Kit Carson written by George Douglas Brewerton and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold had just been discovered in California at the close of the Mexican War when Kit Carson started east from Los Angeles with dispatches. Going with him was Lieutenant George Douglas Brewerton, who describes their journey over the Old Spanish Trail. It was a torturous route across deserts and mountains requiring the kind of expert survival skills that made Kit Carson famous. The scout, who was carrying the news that would begin the rush for gold, went as far as Taos, where he was reunited with his wife. From there Brewerton joined a wagon train that labored over the Santa Fé Trail to Independence, Missouri. Overland with Kit Carson is a colorful and authentic account of encounters with Indians and white adventurers and of the hazards and hardships that accompanied anyone who undertook such a long journey in a sparsely populated country. “Of prime importance to many general readers as well as to historians will be Brewerton’s intimate and concrete pictures of Kit Carson.”—Southwest Review.
Download or read book Arizona Highways written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Streets of Dayton, Texas: History by the Block by : Caroline Wadzeck
Download or read book The Streets of Dayton, Texas: History by the Block written by Caroline Wadzeck and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of Dayton, Texas, is memorialized at every street corner and intersection. Street signs throughout town bear the names of characters in Dayton's past, the people who helped the city become what it is today. They are war heroes, a governor, business leaders, developers and everyday men and women dedicated to making Dayton a better community. Descend the Old Spanish Trail that cuts through the center of town, and meet those who settled what once was a western wildness. Author Caroline Wadzeck examines and explains the history of many of the town's streets, preserving their contributions and legacy in Dayton history.
Download or read book Automobile Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis American Motorcyclist and Bicyclist by :
Download or read book American Motorcyclist and Bicyclist written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
