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Author : Joyce Gibson Roach
Release : 1996
Genre : Cross Timbers (Okla. and Tex.)
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Book Rating : 726/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Wild Rose, a Folk History of a Cross Timbers Settlement, Keller, Texas by : Joyce Gibson Roach
Download or read book Wild Rose, a Folk History of a Cross Timbers Settlement, Keller, Texas written by Joyce Gibson Roach. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rebecca Gallegos
Release : 2011-03-14
Genre : Photography
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Book Rating : 771/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Keller by : Rebecca Gallegos
Download or read book Keller written by Rebecca Gallegos. This book was released on 2011-03-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 1800s, pioneers settled in the northeast Texas region of Cross Timbers known as Double Springs. In 1875, Isaac Roberts, a farmer who owned more than 600 acres, left a parcel of his land to A. G. Roberts, who then sold the right-of-way to the Texas and Pacific Railway for $25. A new town was formed, and in 1882, it was named Keller in honor of the railroad foreman who was instrumental in making the area a regular stop along the railroad. With the railroad bringing new visitors and residents, a post office was created in 1888, and new businesses started forming. The Works Progress Administration provided jobs for many Keller residents during the Great Depression, and the results of those projects shaped the way the city looks today. As of 2010, Old Town Keller was undergoing a new phase of revitalization while maintaining its connection to the hardy pioneers that once called Keller home.
Author : Richard V. Francaviglia
Release : 2010-06-28
Genre : Nature
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Book Rating : 025/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Cast Iron Forest by : Richard V. Francaviglia
Download or read book The Cast Iron Forest written by Richard V. Francaviglia. This book was released on 2010-06-28. 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
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Release : 1997
Genre : Southwest, New
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Book Synopsis Southwestern Historical Quarterly by :
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Release : 1997
Genre : Canada
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Book Synopsis America, History and Life by :
Download or read book America, History and Life written by . This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes information abstracted from over 2,000 journals published worldwide.
