Why Stop? | A Guide to Texas Roadside Historical Markers

Betty Dooley Awbrey (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 1589797892 / ISBN 13: 9781589797895

Published by Taylor Trade Publishing, 2013

About this Item

Why Stop? | A Guide to Texas Roadside Historical Markers | Betty Dooley Awbrey (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2013 | Taylor Trade Publishing | EAN 9781589797895 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why Stop? | A Guide to Texas Roadside Historical Markers
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1589797892
• ISBN 13: 9781589797895
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 29D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 29 millimeters depth
• Weight: 778 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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About this title

Synopsis

This guide to more than 2,500 Texas roadside markers features historical events; famous and infamous Texans; origins of towns, churches, and organizations; battles, skirmishes, and gunfights; and settlers, pioneers, Indians, and outlaws. With the most up-to-date records available, this sixth edition includes more than 100 new historical roadside markers with the actual inscriptions. Handy and simple to use, it lists alphabetically the hundreds of cities and towns nearest the markers and pinpoints each marker with specific highway and mileage information. With this book, travelers relive the tragedies and triumphs of Lone Star history.

About the Author

Betty Awbrey is a retired educator from San Antonio, Texas, and has been involved in educating gifted and bilingual children for thirty years. She continues her commitment to educating children through her volunteer work. She updates and expands each new edition of Why Stop? since the death of her father, Claude Dooley, a retired businessman and entrepreneur from Odessa, Texas, who compiled the original in 1978. Stuart Awbrey is retired from USAA and now spends much of his time gardening. He is an avid reader of Texas and American history. Betty and Stuart enjoy traveling and reside near Boerne, Texas.