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  • Echoes of Glory

    Historic Military Sites across Texas

    de Thomas E. Alexander, Dan K. Utley ...
    In their previous book, Faded Glory: A Century of Forgotten Texas Military Sites, Then and Now, historians Thomas E. Alexander and Dan K. Utley chose to go beyond the familiar military sites of Texas—the Alamo or the San Jacinto battlefield, for example—to feature lesser known locations. The book successfully recovered these “forgotten” arenas for tourists and preservationists alike. Alexander and ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • SAC Time

    A Navigator in the Strategic Air Command

    de Thomas E. Alexander ...
    Series Libro 165 - Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series
    Thomas E. Alexander was among 20,000 military service personnel ordered into the Strategic Air Command, formed in 1946 as US military and political leaders began to understand the growing nuclear threat posed by Stalin’s USSR. Alexander served for a number of years in this elite force, designed as a primary deterrent to Soviet military ambitions.In this gripping memoir, Alexander describes what it ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

  • Faded Glory

    A Century of Forgotten Military Sites in Texas, Then and Now

    de Thomas E. Alexander, Dan K. Utley ...
    Series Libro 25 - Tarleton State University Southwestern Studies in the Humanities
    Each of the wars fought by Texans spawned the creation of scores of military sites across the state, from the lonely frontier outpost at Adobe Walls to the once-bustling World War II shipyards of Orange. Today, although vestiges of the sites still exist, many are barely discernible, their once-proud martial trappings now faded by time, neglect, the elements and, most of all, public apathy. ?In ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

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  • The Battleship Texas

    de Mark Lardas ...
    Series series Images of America
    The USS Texas was built when dreadnought battleships were kings of the seas. It was the world's most powerful battleship when first commissioned in 1914, and for over a century it fought many battles. Some took place while the Texas served as a warship in the US Navy in World Wars I and II. Since becoming a museum ship and war memorial in 1948, it has fought a longer and more difficult struggle as ... Leer más

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  • Route 66 in New Mexico

    de Joe Sonderman ...
    Series series Images of America
    New Mexico is �The Land of Enchantment,� offering a fascinating blend of Native American, Spanish Colonial, and Western American cultures. The travelers from the East knew they had arrived in the great Southwest when they entered New Mexico�the towns along Route 66 were ablaze in neon, and the motels lured travelers with Western themes, Pueblo Revival architecture, and Native American trading ... Leer más

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  • John F. Kennedy Sites in Dallas-Fort Worth

    de Mark Doty, John H. Slate ...
    November 22, 1963, is a date that will forever live in the minds and hearts of those who were witness to or touched by the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy in Dealey Plaza. Surprisingly, the majority of sites associated with events surrounding that day still stand along the streets and in the neighborhoods of the greater Dallas�Fort Worth region. From Fort Worth�s Hotel Texas to the Texas ... Leer más

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  • Sheppard Air Force Base

    de SMSGT Norman Wayne Brown Retired USAF ...
    Series series Images of America
    The history of flight for the US Army Air Corps became increasingly important during World War I. Wichita Falls, Texas, was determined to be a fair weather flying location for training cadets to become aviators. Wichita Falls was the gracious host not only for World War I pilots training at Call Field, located near the city, but when World War II came along, the city also hosted the opening of ... Leer más

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  • North Texas State Fair and Rodeo

    de Nanci Monroe Kimmey, Georgia Kemp Caraway ...
    Series series Images of America
    The predecessor to the North Texas State Fair and Rodeo was reported in the October 15, 1885, Denton Doings as consisting of horse races sponsored by the Denton County Fair and Blooded Stock Association (DCFBSA). The next mention was 1890, when the association stockholders had the opportunity to purchase shares of the fairgrounds, thus ending the fair until five years later. The DCFBSA was ... Leer más

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  • Fort Worth's Historic Hotels

    de Simone C. De Santiago Ramos ...
    Series series Images of America
    Fort Worth, originally named Camp Worth, was founded as an Army outpost in 1849, and the old cavalry stables became Fort Worth�s first hotel. The Texas & Pacific Railroad arrived in Fort Worth in July 1876, bringing the need for more lodging. Shortly after its arrival, boardinghouses and simple accommodations were quickly opened. At the turn of the century, Fort Worth became a center for cattle ... Leer más

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  • History along the Way

    Stories beyond the Texas Roadside Markers

    de Dan K. Utley, Cynthia J. Beeman ...
    Texans love stories, and the 15,000 roadside markers along the state’s highways and byways testify to the abundance of tales to tell. History along the Way recounts the narratives behind and beyond more than one hundred Texas roadside markers.Peopled with colorful characters—a national leader of Camp Fire Girls, an army engineer who mapped the Republic of Texas frontier, a hunter of mammoth bones, ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • High Road to Taos

    de Mike Butler ...
    Series series Images of America
    The High Road to Taos, listed in the New Mexico Register of Cultural Properties in 1975, covers 52 miles from just north of Santa Fe to Ranchos de Taos at the southern boundary of the town of Taos. In addition to spectacular mountain scenery, the High Road contains Pueblo Indian settlements dating back to the 1300s and Hispanic settlements dating back to the 1600s. Historic adobe Catholic churches ... Leer más

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  • Santorini and Therasia - Blue Guide Chapter

    from Blue Guide Greece the Aegean Islands

    de Nigel McGilchrist ...
    Chapter from Blue Guide Greece the Aegean Islands: what to see, where to stay and eat, history, archaeology, art, culture, leisure. With superb, award-winning maps.Written and edited by a team of three experts: historian, art historian and archaeologist, two of whom lead cultural tours in Greece."Blue Guides still hold the cultural high ground" Sunday Times. ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD