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Ghost Towns of Texas

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Availability:In StockContributor:T. Lindsay BakerPublish date:1991-03-15Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Oklahoma PressISBN-13:9780806121895ISBN-10:806121890UPC:9780806121895Book Category:History, TravelBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:19th Century, SouthSize:10.88 x 7.52 x 0.61 inchesWeight:1.2809Product ID:SCC0GJ22G3

"The indefatigable T. Lindsay Baker has now turned his enormous mental and physical energies to the subject and has brought to view - if not to life -eighty-six Texas ghost towns for the reader's pleasure. Baker lists three criteria for inclusion: tangible remains, public access, and statewide coverage. In each case Baker comments about the town's founding, its former significance, and the reasons for its decline. There are maps and instructions for reaching each site and numerous photographs showing the past and present status of each. The contemporary photos were taken, in most instances, by Baker himself, who proves as adept a photographer as he is researcher and writer....Baker has done his work thoroughly and well, within limits imposed by necessity. He obviously had fun in the process and it shows in his prose."---New Mexico Historical Review


Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Oklahoma PressISBN-13:9780806121895ISBN-10:806121890UPC:9780806121895Book Category:History, TravelBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:19th Century, SouthSize:10.88 x 7.52 x 0.61 inchesWeight:1.2809Product ID:SCC0GJ22G3
Baker, T. Lindsay: -

T. Lindsay Baker, who holds the W. K. Gordon Chair in Industrial History at Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas, is Director of the W. K. Gordon Center for Industrial History, Thurber, Texas, and editor of the Windmiller's Gazette. He is the author of A Field Guide to American Windmills and North American Windmill Manufacturers' Trade Literature: A Descriptive Guide.

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

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