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- TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
- TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History
- HISTORY / United States / General
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
- PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
- TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
- TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
Abandoned Texas
9781634993685
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Texas has held a special allure for settlers since the earliest days of the nineteenth century. "You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas," said famed mountain man Davy Crockett after he lost an 1835 congressional election and joined the growing tide of pioneers heading west towards the Lone Star State. Millions have followed in his footsteps in the nearly 200 years since.
In Abandoned Texas: Under a Lone Star Moon, join photographer Mike Cooper as he travels thousands of miles on his late-night treks across Texas. From the ruins of a school in Terlingua to the burned-out remains of a hotel in Caterina to the crumbling, deserted hangars of Rattlesnake Bomber Base, Cooper illuminates a side of Texas you've likely never seen. These otherworldly images, shot on quiet back roads and in near-deserted oil fields under a simple full moon, take you back in time to the glorious Texas imagined by Crockett and the early settlers. These long-exposure photos of churches built by European immigrants, courthouses and schools constructed in boom towns, 1950s-era drive-ins created to entertain families, and roadside monuments meant to attract the curious will cause you to see Texas in a whole new light.
Abandoned San Antonio
9781634993876
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%San Antonio is a city that coalesces its past with the present. This historic city was settled officially in 1718. City leaders organized a celebration of San Antonio's 300th anniversary in 2018. Each year, millions of tourists visit this city located in South Central Texas to enjoy the Alamo and the serene Riverwalk. This book will take you on a different tour that shows you the other side of a city that is teeming with cultural history.
The abandoned properties displayed in these colorful photos include the famous Hot Wells Hotel, St John's Seminary, and the Pro Plus grain silos. The shuttered buildings depicted here represent the influence of various cultures in San Antonio's history.
Abandoned South Texas
9781634992060
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%After a couple of years of exploring local buildings, the two branched out and drove further south. During their first trip to Houston, they saw buildings that were not accessible in the north. It was an amazing experience to stand on top of a skyscraper overlooking the Houston skyline. That night, they decided to make a return trip, which they still plan out a few times a year. Due to excessive flooding in the south, the opportunities and abandoned buildings are constantly changing, with new things to see all the time.
Abandoned North Texas
9781634991254
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Growing up in the Midwest, the Steeves were exposed to abandoned farms, rickety old gold mines, and dank subterranean tunnels. After a decade of living in Texas, their interest in these places was rekindled. What started out as documentary style photography has developed into more of a fine art approach to photography.
Now it seems like every spare chance they get, Shane and Jessica are either staring at a map or driving hours on end to find their next location to photograph. Living in the Lone Star State continues to give the pair the opportunity to travel great distances for these locations. It doesn't seem as if there will be a shortage of buildings for this duo to photograph, at least for years to come.
Midlothian, Texas Through Time
9781635000887
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Cotton was the chief crop grown in Ellis County for many years. World War II pulled Midlothian out of the depression, along with the rest of the country. Many returning servicemen chose to commute to Fort Worth or Dallas to do other things besides farming. Nowadays Midlothian is home to three cement plants that use the abundant limestone in cement production."
Country Store to Corner Market
9781634992398
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Country Store to Corner Market: Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas offers an enjoyable, engaging, and enlightening look at country stores, from early dry goods and general stores to mom-and-pop markets, green grocers, bakeries, and butchers. The book traces the history of stores on the rural roadside and neighborhood groceries in the city. It continues to the Piggly Wiggly and other early supermarkets. The three states encompassed in the book cover a broad swath of land. It is a unique and varied region that stretches from the Gulf of Mexico to the Southern Plains and Arkansas Ozarks. Country Store to Corner Market weaves a popular history of these ventures from frontier times to the stores and markets of today. Mostly, it is a story of people and their common bond to their homeplace and each other.
Through a fascinating array of captioned photographs of clerks, customers, farmers, and townspeople, this book emphasizes everyday life, from buying flour and sugar to visiting with a neighbor while waiting for the morning mail. Country stores and corner markets were once the gathering place for everyone in the community. Pull up a chair and enjoy these touching and occasionally humorous glimpses into the lives of your ancestors.