Kott Nancy (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Boyd, Cecil [illustrator] (illustrator). 1st Edition. FORT MCKAVETT STATE HISTORIC PARK, EXHIBIT PLAN, BARRACKS A, ROOM 101, prepared by Nancy Kott and Barry Hutcheson, illustrated by Cecil Boyd (drawings and original photographs), softcover, spiral binding, first edition, 1971. BOOK CONDITION: very good. The text block is in near fine condition, with no tears, dogears, or marks. The pages are age-toned. Not a library book or remainder. The wraps are in good condition (faded along edges). 8 ― x 14, 40 pages, 11 ounces. XX Fort McKavett State Historic Site is located 23 miles west of Menard [Texas] on Farm-to-Market Road 864 on the edge of the Llano Estacado [of West Texas]. The site, consisting of 57.334 acres, rests on a high, stony hill on the south bank of the San Saba River approximately two miles from its source. With the exception of the two-story commanding officers' quarters, the fort structures, numbering forty at one time, consisted of one-story buildings constructed of rough-hewn limestone. The stones were laid with a lime mortar, producing rough-surfaced walls from 18 to 24 inches thick. The interiors of these walls were often plastered smooth, and occasionally the exteriors were given a whitewash coating. Lumber for trim was brought from the San Antonio Quartermaster Supply Depot. Fort McKavett, established December 16, 1851, was one of the federal military posts of the outer line of the Texas defense system erected to protect advancing frontier settlements from the Indians [mainly Comanche and Apache]. Troops, commanded by Colonel Thomas Staniford, arrived at the fort March 14, 1852. Due to the growth of concentrated settlement in the vicinity of the fort and the decline of Indian threats, troops vacated the post in 1859. An upsurge in Indian hostilities after the Civil War necessitated the reestablishment of the post in 1868. Troops remained at the fort until 1883, when it was permanently abandoned by the military. Civilians adapted the fort buildings for use as residences and the town of Fort McKavett originated. The buildings continued to house the greater part of the town population until 1967 when two barracks buildings were donated to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, thus, initiating a program to develop the fort as a State Historic Site. The Parks and Wildlife Department presently owns a sizeable portion of the old fort complex and acquisition of the remaining fort structures continues. Development of the fort as a state historic site has halted pending the preparation of the following historic preservation plan. XX In the years following the publication of this preservation plan, Fort McKavett - described by Gen. William T. Sherman as "the prettiest post in Texas" [in the 1850s] - has been saved and restored. "Restored structures include the officers' quarters, barracks, hospital, school house, dead house, sink, and post headquarters. In addition, there are ruins of several buildings, most notably the commanding officer's quarters, which burned in 1941, and the barracks along the north side of the parade ground, which once was the longest building west of the Mississippi River.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. LYNDON B. JOHNSON STATE HISTORIC PARK INTERPRETATION PLAN (Parts 1 and 2), A Preliminary Report prepared by Nancy Kott and Gerald Harlan, hardcover, illustrated with hundreds of original photographs, drawings, maps, 1968. BOOK CONDITION: near fine. The text block is in fine condition, with no tears, dog-ears, and a few handwritten comments by another member of the Research Planning Division. Not a remainder nor library book. No bookplate nor signature of prior owner. Tight binding. Red cloth boards in very good condition. 11 ž x 9 (2 volumes), unpaginated but at least 300+ pages, 93 ounces total. NOTE THAT SINCE THE BOOKS WEIGH OVER FIVE POUNDS, THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE USA. XX Adjacent to the LBJ Ranch and National Historical Park between Johnson City and Stonewall, Texas is the Lyndon B. Johnson State Historic Park. On its grounds are the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm (World War I-era) with Texas Rangers in ?period clothing raising crops, taking care of animals, and cooking meals? as was done 100 years ago. There is also the Behrens Cabin, ?complete with period furŽnishŽings, next to the Visitors Center. German imŽmi-grant H.C. Behrens built the two-room dogtrot cabin in the 1870s.? Along a scenic trail is the Danz family log cabin, built in the 1860s. A Nature Trail ?winds through a forested area, passing by longhorn cattle and leading to the east end of the park and the bison pasture.? In the Visitors Center can be seen ?memŽoŽra-bilia from PresiŽdent Johnson?s time in office and [information] about the land and people that shaped his world view.? XX These two volumes contain the information and plans that went into the creation of the park and the preservation of buildings and natural features of the landscape. It is full of hundreds of original photographs of buildings, construction and preservation details, and historical items to be placed inside the various cabins. Contents: Volume 1: Furnishing Plan: Dog-Trot cabin attached to visitor center, including sections on Interpretive purpose, description and history of cabin, sources of information, structural requirements, furnishing plan with drawings, photographic references. Volume 2: Visitor Center, Danz Homestead, Sauer Homestead, Nature Trails.

Spiral Bound Softcover. Condition: Very Good. B&w illustrations (illustrator). No date [ca. late 1960's] - unpaginated, but almost 3 lbs - Part One: I. Behrens-Sweeney Cabin Furnishing Plan, Part Two: II. Visitor Center, III. Danz Homestead, IV. Sauer Homestead, V. Nature Trails - Authors are from Interpretation Section, Research Planning Division, Park Services - Ink-stamped Preliminary on cover and title page of each volume - Tabbed, photocopy, single-sided pages presentation Size: 4to - over 9ū" - 12" tall.