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This revised and updated edition of Texas Then and Now features the most prominent locations from around the state, pairing vintage photographs with modern shots of the same famous locations today. The Lone Star State: home to thirty million people, the base of multiple sports teams, over two hundred colleges and much, much more.Travel with us to each corner of Texas and learn what makes this a state like no others. Included on these pages are many of the great Texan universities, tourist draws in Austin and Galveston, the historic oil strike at Spindletop, the old stockyards of Fort Worth, the Texas State Capitol in Austin, and the state fairgrounds in Dallas.This collection of Texas landmarks provides a vivid portrait of a dynamic and expanding state--but one that has not forgotten its rich and enduring history. Discover the politics, conflicts and history of the famous figures who lived here and how they've left their mark on buildings, landmarks and the cities themselves.Featrurin

Named after the hero of the Battle of San Jacinto, Sam Houston, the settlement on Buffalo Bayou was a cattle town until oil was discovered in 1901. Ambitious adventurers from around the globe sought t

Texas: Then and Now features the most prominent locations from around the state, comparing vintage photographs with modern views of the same scenes today. Included on these pages are many of the great

Extensively revised, redesigned, and rephotographed, a host of local landmarks as they once looked, alongside the same viewpoint photographed today Austin is known for its impressive streets and per

A look at how the buildings, streets, and institutions that comprise Houston’s cityscape have changed dramatically over the years, and the many that were lost along the waySince its founding in 1836,