Hudson Bend and the Birth of Lake Travis: Transforming the Hills West of Austin - Hardcover

Sikes, Carole McIntosh

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Along the picturesque shores of the Colorado River lies historic Hudson Bend. Established by Wiley Hudson in the 1850s, the verdant hills and abundant water attracted scores of farming families. Hudson's example was soon followed by still more settlers, who created their own thriving communities in the area. Discover the evolution of this cherished region and the courageous people who shaped it, from the Comanche tribes and Anglo settlers to the developers, cedar choppers" and construction workers who forged the lake in 1937. Author and hill country native Carole McIntosh Sikes offers a collection of essays that explores a history forever linked with hill country culture, New Deal-era programs and Texas politics."

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ISBN 10:  1626196672 ISBN 13:  9781626196674
Publisher: The History Press, 2014
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