The Courthouses of Texas
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (709 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1585445495 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
" a book everyone should keep in the family automobile for handy reference." -- East Texas Historical Journal, Fall 2007
MAVIS P. in history from Texas A&M and is a certified archivist.. is founder and former chief of the renowned Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Houston. KELSEY SR. DYAL is Dean of Libraries at Texas Tech University. DR. He lives in Houston.DONALD H. His 2005 book Engraved Prints of Texas, 1554–1900 has received the Philosophical Society of Texas Award of Merit for 2006. He holds a Ph.D. A gr
The book is in excellent condition, with pictures of each of the courthouses Amazon Customer This book is exactly what we wanted to start exploring the Courthouses of Texas. The book is in excellent condition, with pictures of each of the courthouses by County. It was just as advertised on Amazon .. Five Stars Love the historical information and pictures. Goose Creek Pottery said Lacking at best. My wife purchased this for me since I love to photograph the older courthouses around the state and we wanted to plan day trips and weekends to visit as many as we could.The book does dedicate a page to each of the county courthouses and includes an acceptable photograph but that's about it. Most descriptions are very short (year built, architectural style, location, and who it was named for) and lack terribly in detail and interest. The book reads more like a collection of part descriptions and while it does include an image of each they certainly don'
Especially in many smaller county seats, the courthouse square offers a genre scene of a special moment in Texas’ life. For all those who plan their travels to see courthouses, and all those who in their travels for other reasons enjoy detours into the heritage and pride of a people, this beautiful and informative book opens the way.. Some with stately towers and arched doors or windows, some with high brick chimneys and mansard roofs, some in modern concrete and glass, the 254 courthouses of Texas provide an invitation to public life, a testament to t