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Texas, a guide to the Lone Star State, Harry Hansen, editor

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Texas, a guide to the Lone Star State, Harry Hansen, editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 657-662) and index

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platesportraitsillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Texas

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

10831

Responsibility statement

Harry Hansen, editor

Series statement

American guide series

Sub title

a guide to the Lone Star State

Table Of Contents

A note about the new edition -- General information -- Calendar of annual events -- Part I. Texas: yesterday and today. Southwestern empire - Natural setting - Resources and their conservation - First Americans - History - Government - Industry, commerce, and labor - Transportation - Agriculture and livestock - Racial elements - Folklore and folkways - Education - Religion - Social life - Guardians of the public safety - Communication services - Literature - Theater, music and dance - The arts - Architecture -- Part II. Fifteen Texas cities. Amarillo - Austin - Beaumont - Brownsville (and Matamoros, Mex.) - Corpus Christi - Dallas - El Paso (and Juarez, Mex.) - Fort Worth - Galveston - Houston - Laredo (and Nuevo Laredo) - Port Arthur - San Antonio (and Spanish missions) - Waco - Wichita Falls --Part III. Along the state's highways. Tour 1. Texarkana, Ark. ; Texarkana ; Atlanta ; Shreveport, La. ; US 59 and State 77 - Tour 2. Maud ; Jefferson ; Marshall ; San Augustine ; Jasper ; Junction with US 69 (US 59 and US 96) - Tour 3. Texarkana, Ark. ; Texarkana ; Sherman ; Wichita Falls ; Lubbock (US 82) ; Texarkana to Sherman ; Sherman to Wichita Falls ; Wichita Falls to Lubbock - Tour 4. Hugo, Okla. ; Paris ; Mount Pleasant ; Gladewater ; Tyler (US 271) - Tour 5. Durant, Okla. ; Denison ; Tyler ; Lufkin ; Beaumont ; Port Arthur (US 69) ; Oklahoma line to Greenville ; Greenville to Jacksonville ; Jacksonville to Port Arthur - Tour 6: Durant, Okla. ; Denison ; Dallas ; Corsicana ; Huntsville ; Houston ; Galveston (US 75 , interstate 45) ; Oklahoma line to Dallas ; Dallas to Fairfield ; Fairfield to Houston ; Houston to Galveston - Tour 6A: Houston ; San Jacinto state park - Tour 7. Ardmore, Okla. ; Gainesville ; Dallas ; Waco ; La Grange ; Sinton - Tour 8. Ryan, Okla. ; Fort Worth ; Waco ; Austin ; San Antonio ; Junction with US 83 ; Laredo - Tour 9. Wichita Falls ; Mineral Wells ; San Antonio ; Alice ; Brownsville - Tour 10: Lawton, Okla. ; Wichita Falls ; Seymour ; Abilene ; San Angelo ; Junction with US 90 -Tour 11. Altus, Okla. ; Vernon ; Seymour ; Cisco ; Junction with US 67 - Tour 12. Vernon ; Paducah ; Plainview ; Muleshoe ; Farwell ; Clovis, N. Mex. - Tour 13. Wichita Falls ; Quanah ; Childress ; Amarillo - Tour 14. Sayre, Okla. ; Shamrock ; Amarillo ; Glenrio ; Tucumcari, N. Mex. - Tour 15. Arnett, Okla. ; Higgins ; Pampa ; Amarillo ; Farwell ; Clovis, N. Mex. - Tour 16. Gray, Okla. ; Perryton ; Childress ; Abilene ; Junction ; Laredo ; Brownsville - Tour 17. Clayton, N. Mex ; Amarillo ; Lubbock ; Big Spring ; San Angelo ; Fredericksburg ; San Antonio ; Victoria ; Port Lavaca - Tour 17A. Comfort ; Bandera ; San Antonio - Tour 18. Texarkana, Ark. ; Texarkana ; Greenville ; Dallas ; Cleburne ; Stephenville ; Brownwood ; San Angelo ; Fort Stockton ; Alpine ; Presidio - Tour 19. Shreveport, La. ; Marshall ; Dallas ; Fort Worth ; Abilene ; Big Spring ; Pecos ; El Paso ; Las Cruces, N. Mex. - Tour 20. Shreveport, La. ; Jacksonville ; Palestine ; Taylor ; Round Rock - Tour 21. Logansport, La. ; Palestine ; Waco ; Brownwood ; Abilene ; Lubbock ; Muleshoe -Tour 22. Timpson ; Lufkin ; Houston ; Bay City ; Port Lavaca ; Gregory - Tour 23. Lake Charles, La. ; Beaumont ; Houston ; San Antonio ; Del Rio ; Van Horn - Tour 23A. Marathon ; Persimmon gap ; Big Bend national park - Tour 24. Houston ; Brenham ; Austin ; Fredericksburg ; Junction ; Fort Stockton ; Junction with US 80 - Tour 24A. Hempstead ; Navasota ; Washington ; Brenham - Tour 25. Rosenburg ; Victoria ; Laredo - Tour 26. San Antonio ; Kenedy ; Beeville ; Corpus Christi - Tour 27. Junction with US 277 ; Aspermont ; Post ; Tahoka ; Bronco ; Roswell, N. Mex. - Tour 28. Carlsbad, N. Mex. ; Pecos ; Fort Stockton ; Junction with US 90 - Tour 29. Carlsbad, N. Mex. ; New Mexico line ; El Paso -- Part IV. Appendices. Glossary - Chronology - A selected reading list of Texas books - Index

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