Paperback. Leave the brochures behind and tour Austin neighborhoods with an ambassador of the city's less familiar history, from the dirt on 6th Street to the music of hidden wildlife.Witness the rise of a metropolis from the tiny frontier outpost of Waterloo into a world leader in culture and technology. Discover the lost treasure of Shoal Creek in Pease Park or just a sense of inner peace amid the koi ponds and waterfalls of the Zilker Botanical Gardens. Like the bats of Congress Avenue, navigate Austin neighborhoods by sound, taking cues from the Stevie Ray Vaughn's beloved guitar and Angelina Eberly's city-saving cannon. Award-winning tour guide Jason Weems charts a course through Austin's heritage, treading the back streets stalked by a serial killer and the stately halls of the Texas State History Museum. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: A History Lover's Guide to Austin (Paperback)
Publisher: History Press
Publication Date: 2021
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1467145475
ISBN 13: 9781467145473
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Leave the brochures behind and tour Austin neighborhoods with an ambassador of the city’s less familiar history, from the dirt on 6th Street to the music of hidden wildlife.

Witness the rise of a metropolis from the tiny frontier outpost of Waterloo into a world leader in culture and technology. Discover the lost treasure of Shoal Creek in Pease Park or just a sense of inner peace amid the koi ponds and waterfalls of the Zilker Botanical Gardens. Like the bats of Congress Avenue, navigate Austin neighborhoods by sound, taking cues from the Stevie Ray Vaughn’s beloved guitar and Angelina Eberly’s city-saving cannon. Award-winning tour guide Jason Weems charts a course through Austin’s heritage, treading the back streets stalked by a serial killer and the stately halls of the Texas State History Museum.

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Jason Weems is the “Face of Austin,” according to the local visitor and convention bureau. Longtime Austinite, passionate tour guide and ambassador of the Lonestar Capital, to his thousands of guests Jason Weems is renowned for breathing life, levity and accessibility into the stories of this unique community. An award-winning singer songwriter, voiceover actor, podcaster and event/festival producer, Weems has honed his skills as a storyteller over a lifetime of live performance and through years of providing immersive guided tours. For more information about the author, please visit www.jasonweems.com.

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