Histories of little towns in Texas. Information about them in the area, the townspeople, how they got to be named " " and just lots of interesting information.

A documentary photographic study of the people of McDade. accompanied by historical text.

Not long after moving to Texas, now over fourteen years ago, I realized that there are so many small towns with extraordinary history and unique names. From going to Port Isabel on my honeymoon, to riding with my truck driver husband through more small towns than I can write about. What an adventure it was to experience all the places with all the unique names and wonder why and how they all came to be. This led me to sharing my imaginative and heartfelt experiences with my readers.

A companion volume to Ghost Towns of Texas provides readers with histories, maps, and detailed directions to the most interesting ghost towns in Texas not already covered in the first volume. Reprint.

To see Weeping Mary you've got to head to Texas. The grand state even boasts a Little Hope. Texas Towns is a smart volume full of peculiar places. Author Don Blevins is generous in his detailing of the counties, routes, and landmarks that distinguish the hundreds of villages with quirky names scattered throughout the Lone Star State. History is told-the dates these curious settlements began, early inhabitants, previous names of the villages, and how each town's name came to be. Travel through the alphabet of Texas. Learn the history of teh unique town in which you live. Or get educated about a place like Blowout Community, just another little pieced of Texas.