Historic Texarkana
Title | Historic Texarkana PDF eBook |
Author | Beverly J. Rowe |
Publisher | HPN Books |
Pages | 145 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1935377019 |
Historic Churches in Texas
Title | Historic Churches in Texas PDF eBook |
Author | ,William |
Publisher | Covenant Books, Inc. |
Pages | 652 |
Release | 2018-06-20 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1643000179 |
The story of historic churches in Texas is the story of the Anglo-American and European immigrants in Texas. It is the story of the struggle of three cultures trying to coexist in an empty and often hostile land: the Native Americans, the Mexicans, and the immigrants. It is the story of circuit-riding preachers tirelessly, clandestinely crisscrossing Texas, bringing the Protestant word of God to the people in a land where, prior to Texas's independence, only Catholicism was legal. It is the story of a people who successfully fought and won their independence to build a nation. It is the story of Texas. Over the past ten years, my wife and I have visited and photographed almost one thousand historic churches in Texas. We have seen stunningly beautiful stained-glass windows, listened to the rich tones of Texas's largest organ, and prayed in the smallest active Catholic Church in the world. We visited the oldest Polish church in the United States in Panna Maria, lingered with spirits in an abandoned church in Nacogdoches, and were dazzled by the bright colors and designs found in the Catholic Cathedral in Beaumont. In Berlin, we held a silver communion cup donated to the church in 1889, and in San Antonio we touched the sarcophagus where the remains of Alamo heroes William Travis, David Crockett, and James Bowie are said to be kept. The photographs and text, which was jointly written by William and Mary Pamela Schaefer, are attempts to capture the important history and the quiet beauty of the 186 historic Texas churches presented in this book.
Exploring Texas History
Title | Exploring Texas History PDF eBook |
Author | Elaine L. Galit |
Publisher | Taylor Trade Publications |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2005-03-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1589792025 |
Examines the places, people, and events that shaped the history of the state of Texas including the Alamo, cowboys, Buffalo Soldiers, cattle drives, the Civil War, and other interesting features, and contains background information on each site, travel routes, lodging and restaurants, and more.
Historic Mansfield
Title | Historic Mansfield PDF eBook |
Author | Scott Schaut |
Publisher | HPN Books |
Pages | 141 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1935377124 |
A Bicentennial History will tell the story of our city as we mark our 200th year. The book will contrast the old and the new and relate the great transition from heavy manufacturing to a service economy, including retailing, education and healthcare.
Texarkana, Texas Historic Resource Survey
Title | Texarkana, Texas Historic Resource Survey PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Hardy |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Dwellings |
ISBN |
Historic Greene County
Title | Historic Greene County PDF eBook |
Author | Catherine Kidd Wilson |
Publisher | HPN Books |
Pages | 65 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1935377191 |
Historic Santa Barbara
Title | Historic Santa Barbara PDF eBook |
Author | Neal Graffy |
Publisher | HPN Books |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1935377140 |