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"Winner of the 2006 National Council on Public History Book Award for the best work published about or growing out of public history, """"Road, River, and Ol' Boy Politics"""" has quickly established its reputation as the definitive source on the subject of the growth of supersuburbs.In 1946 Williamson County was profoundly rural, centered on an agricultural economy, ethnically diverse, and Democratic. Half a century later, it was one of the five fastest-growing counties in the United States, staunchly Republican, and culturally homogeneous.Linda Scarbrough presents the story of how this came about through the machinations of a handful of local political and economic """"bosses"""" who brought Williamson County two federal public works projects: Interstate Highway 35 and a dam on the San Gabriel River."

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Author:   Linda Scarbrough
Publisher:   Texas State Historical Association,U.S.
Imprint:   Texas State Historical Association,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780876112359

ISBN 10:   0876112351
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   30 January 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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"LINDA SCARBROUGH is publisher of the Williamson County Sun in Georgetown, Texas. She holds an M.A. and Ph.D in American Civilization from the University of Texas. She has followed environmental and developmental trends since pioneering the environmental """"beat"""" for the New York Daily News in the mid-60s."

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