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Highlights
- Texas Then and Now features the most prominent locations from around the state, comparing vintage photographs with modern views of the same scenes today.
- About the Author: William Dylan Powell is a Houston-based writer specialised in all things Texas.
- 144 Pages
- Photography, History
- Series Name: Then and Now
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About the Book
Texas Then and Now features the most prominent locations from around the state, comparing vintage photographs with modern views of the same scenes today.
Book Synopsis
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 Texas 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.
Featruring sites in: Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Goliad, Houston, Galveston, Beaumont, Washington-on-the-Brazos, College Station, Waco, Hillsboro, Dallas, Fort Worth, Amarillo and El Paso.
About the Author
William Dylan Powell is a Houston-based writer specialised in all things Texas. A regular contributor to the Houston Chronicle, he is a member of the Houston Writers League, the Houston Press Club, and the Houston chapter of the Association of Authors and Publishers. He has also written about wider Texas and is the author of the original Austin Then and Now(R) (2006) and Texas Then and Now(R) (2013).