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Author : Sharon Bracken
Publisher : HPN Books
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781935377221
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Bell County (Tex.)
ISBN : WISC:89077937191
Author : Kenneth Hafertepe
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781623496982
Winner, 2020 Ron Tyler Award for Best Illustrated Book on Texas History and Culture In this thoughtful tour of 120 historic homes in Waco, Texas, architectural historian Kenneth Hafertepe gives readers a glimpse of the surprising variety of styles and stories captured in the houses built by and for Wacoans. Focusing on the period from the 1850s to about 1940, Hafertepe provides not only snapshots of the dwellings in which the people of Waco lived, but also informed hints about how they lived: everyone from the wealthiest merchants to the humblest day laborers. Historic Homes of Waco, Texas incorporates material gleaned from city directories, fire insurance maps, census and cemetery records, and other archival and published sources to afford the most complete picture possible of how these homes came to be and what became of those who built and lived in them. Over 120 color photographs, also taken by the author, round out the descriptions. The popular enthusiasm for the television series featuring Waco-area “fixer-uppers,” coupled with the burgeoning local industry generated by the show’s two charismatic hosts, has certainly boosted interest in historic homes and buildings in Waco. Indeed, Hafertepe has incorporated a handful of properties featured on the show among the houses profiled in this book. But beyond any current entertainment craze, Historic Homes of Waco, Texas will stand the test of time as an authoritative and entertaining tribute to these important structures and the people who inhabited them.
Author : John Sleeper,Historical Society of Waco and McLennan County (Tex.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1934*
Category : Mayors
ISBN : OCLC:18545831
Author : Kenneth Hafertepe
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781648430848
Community life takes place in the spaces where business is transacted, where worship and fellowship take place, where goods and services are purchased, where students are educated, and where working and professional people ply their trades. In Historic Buildings of Waco, Texas, architectural historian Kenneth Hafertepe delves into the stories behind 90 such structures in Waco, discussing their original and current-day purposes, the individuals associated with them, and their context within the architecture of the city and state. As with his previous, award-winning books, Hafertepe has investigated archives, city directories, public records, and other sources to uncover fascinating details about the architects, builders, merchants, educators, and others whose work gave these buildings shape and substance and whose use gave them life. He discusses the styles, sketches the historical circumstances surrounding the buildings and their occupants, and actualizes the social, commercial, spiritual, and educational enrichment these structures housed and facilitated. Churches, synagogues, skyscrapers, banks, filling stations, and even the famous “silos” that now mark the location of Magnolia Market, made famous by the television series Fixer-Uppers, all factor into Hafertepe’s scholarly and entertaining treatment, accompanied by rich, full-color photography.
Author : Bradley T. Turner
Publisher : Tstc Pub
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1934302694
As a seventh-generation Wacoan, Bradley T. Turner wrote and collected historical essays of early Waco, Texas. The authors uncovered a history so colorful, it's only fitting to put the stories together in one volume. The book's title points the way to Waco's past, full of tragic and sometimes violent tales. All served to make Waco in McLennan County, Texas, what it is today. Take a ride with an early circuit rider or find out about the duel fought over Baylor University or how the world's oldest profession thrived in early Waco. This isn't a book for just those in Waco. It's for those who ever passed through its corridors or those who love to read of the Texas spirit that honed this land to the thriving area it is today.
Author : Alice Eichholz
Publisher : Ancestry Publishing
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1593311664
" ... provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization ... information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide ... The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail ... Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and how"--Publisher decription.
Author : Eric S. Ames
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467140874
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Author : Patricia Ward Wallace
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Family histories
ISBN : 0898654831
This book does more than recount McLennan County's dramatic transitions from Indian camps to pioneer villages to farming communities to modern towns. This collector's edition illustrates our heritage with over 300 rare photographs. The illustrations bring to life the challenges of the frontier, the trials of war, the labors of entrepreneurs, and the successes of cultural leaders. The photographic emphasis is not on buildings, houses, or streets but rather on people: the settlers who cleared the wilderness, the soldiers who fought the wars, the immigrants who came from distant lands, and the workers who endured economic upheavals.
Author : Patricia Bernstein
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9781603445474
Annotation. In 1916, seventeen-year-old Jesse Washington, a retarded black boy, was publicly tortured, lynched, and burned on the town square of Waco, Texas, Drawing on extensive research in the national files of the NAACP, local newspapers and archives, and interviews with the descendants of participants in the events of that day, Patricia Bernstein has reconstructed the details of not only the crime but also how it influenced the NAACP's antilynching campaign.
Author : Gerald D. Skidmore
Publisher : HPN Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781935377269
A history of Killeen, Texas, written by Gerald D. Skidmore, who was managing editor of the Killeen Daily Herald for 42 years and worked 13 years for the Killeen Chamber of Commerce.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Historic buildings
ISBN : 0891332545
Lists buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts that possess historical significance as defined by the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, in every state.
Author : Darren L. Ivey
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781574417012
Established in Waco in 1968, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum honors the iconic Texas Rangers, a service which has existed, in one form or another, since 1823. They have become legendary symbols of Texas and the American West. Thirty-one Rangers, with lives spanning more than two centuries, have been enshrined in the Hall of Fame. In The Ranger Ideal Volume 1: Texas Rangers in the Hall of Fame, 1823-1861, Darren L. Ivey presents capsule biographies of the seven inductees who served Texas before the Civil War. He begins with Stephen F. Austin, “the Father of Texas,” who laid the foundations of the Ranger service, and then covers John C. Hays, Ben McCulloch, Samuel H. Walker, William A. A. “Bigfoot” Wallace, John S. Ford, and Lawrence Sul Ross. Using primary records and reliable secondary sources, and rejecting apocryphal tales, The Ranger Ideal presents the true stories of these intrepid men who fought to tame a land with gallantry, grit, and guns. This Volume 1 is the first of a planned three-volume series covering all of the Texas Rangers inducted in the Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco, Texas.
Author : John Sleeper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1930
Category : McLennan County (Tex.)
ISBN : OCLC:18585377
Author : John S. Wilson
Publisher : 1845 Books
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-15
Category : Ciudad del Carmen (Mexico)
ISBN : 1481309242
It was 1905 when the man destined to become Waco's photographer first opened his shop. Fred Gildersleeve documented the city he loved, establishing his legacy through iconic images that have become Waco's visual memory. The 186 Gildersleeve images within capture the spirit of early Waco. Born in 1880 in Boulder, Colorado, Gildersleeve spent most of his childhood in Kirksville, Missouri. Throughout his early years, Gildersleeve sold his pictures for 25 cents apiece to pay for his education, working his way through photography school in Effingham, Illinois before launching his career in Waco. An adventurer, Gildersleeve was known for speeding through town on an Excelsior motorbike--and later in a Model T Ford--with his assistant in the sidecar. He avidly took pictures of everyday life in Waco, becoming the official photographer for Baylor and the State Fair of Texas. From special occasions to sporting events, from construction projects to key figures, Gildersleeve documented Waco's growth as a thriving industrial city during the early days of the twentieth century. Gildersleeve's photos are not just history; they are art. He pioneered panoramas and aerial shots using Waco as his subject. Gildersleeve's photos are now known for their clarity and detail that resemble and surpass modern-day digital photography. The photos in this book take viewers back in time to their favorite Waco landmarks and do so with timeless creativity.