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Texas Cemeteries: The Resting Places of Famous, Infamous, and Just Plain Interesting Texans (Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series) - Hardcover
Winner, Journalistic Achievement Award, Texas Historical Foundation, 2004
From the simplest slab of weathered stone to the most imposing mausoleum, every marker in a Texas cemetery bears witness to a life that—in ways small or large—helped shape the history and culture of the state. Telling the stories of some of these significant lives is the purpose of this book. Within its pages, you'll meet not only the heroes of the Texas Revolution, for example, but also one of the great African American cowboys of the traildriving era (Bose Ikard) and the first woman in Texas elected to statewide office (Annie Webb Blanton). Visiting cemeteries from every era and all regions of the state, Bill Harvey recounts the histories of famous, infamous, and just plain interesting Texans who lie at rest in Texas cemeteries.
The book is organized alphabetically by city for easy reference. For each city, Harvey lists one or more cemeteries, giving their location and history, if significant. At the heart of the book are his profiles of the noteworthy people buried in each cemetery. They include not only famous but also lesser-known and even unknown Texans who made important contributions to the state in the arts, sports, business, military service, politics—truly every area of communal life. For those who want to visit these resting places, Harvey also includes tips on finding cemeteries, locating gravesites, and taking good photographs. Spend time with him in the graveyards of Texas, and you'll soon appreciate what fascinating stories the silent stones can tell.
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Bill Harvey traces his interest in Texas cemeteries to high school summers working in Fort Worth’s Mount Olivet Cemetery. An avid student of Texas history, as well as an outdoorsman, fly fisherman, and photographer, he has worked for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in Austin for nearly twenty years.
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- PublisherUniversity of Texas Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0292734654
- ISBN 13 9780292734654
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages296
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TEXAS CEMETERIES The Resting Places of Famous, Infamous, and Just Plain Interesting Texans.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. No names or markings. Beige cloth with gilt lettering on the front and spine. No dustjacket. Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series Number five. ; Standard Book Size.; 284 pages. Seller Inventory # 125031
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