Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewFrom its beginning as one of the most ambitious construction projects west of the Mississippi, the imposing red granite Lone Star statehouse loomed large in Texas lore. The iconic landmark rests on a foundation of election rigging, an unsolved murder, land swaps and pre-dedication blackmail. It bore witness to the first meeting between LBJ and Lady Bird, as well as a bizarre resolution honoring the Boston Strangler. Mike Cox digs up a quarry's worth of the capitol's untold history, cataloguing everything from its ghost stories to its public art and collectible tourist kitsch. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mike CoxPublisher: History Press Library Editions Imprint: History Press Library Editions Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.472kg ISBN: 9781540216755ISBN 10: 1540216756 Pages: 226 Publication Date: 26 June 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsWhat would we do without Mike Cox? The journalist and author had published more than 30 books, a great many of them about Texas and its history... Cox is very good at sorting out the legends and lore, making this an essential read for any Texas history advocate. Austin American-Statesman [Mike] Cox is very good at sorting out the legends and lore, making this an essential read for any Texas history advocate. Austin-American Statesman """[Mike] Cox is very good at sorting out the legends and lore, making this an essential read for any Texas history advocate."" Austin-American Statesman ""What would we do without Mike Cox? The journalist and author had published more than 30 books, a great many of them about Texas and its history... Cox is very good at sorting out the legends and lore, making this an essential read for any Texas history advocate."" Austin American-Statesman" Author InformationAn elected member of the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters, Mike Cox is the author of thirty-six non-fiction books. Over a freelance career of more than forty-five years, he also has written hundreds of articles and essays for a wide variety of national and regional publications. His bestselling work has been a two-volume, 250,000-word history of the Texas Rangers published in 2008. When not writing, he spends as much time as he can traveling, fishing, hunting and looking for new stories to tell. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
