Download or read book Railroads of Western Texas written by Douglas Lee Braudaway and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Southern Pacific Railroad was the second transcontinental line built in America, and the first that was open year-round. Railroads of Western Texas brings to life the days of frontier towns, the open range, and the building of the state of Texas. This part of the state's railroad history includes politicians and movie stars, train wrecks and robberies, shoot-outs and gun-running. Railroads of Western Texas reveals engaging stories of San Antonio and El Paso during their boomtown years. It tells of the creation of communities out of whole cloth including Hondo, Sanderson, Marfa, and Sierra Blanca. Other towns-villages really-blossomed when the iron rails came through: Uvalde, Del Rio, Alpine, Valentine, and Judge Roy Bean's town Langtry (the man known as "The Law West of the Pecos"). The railroad featured the third highest bridge in the world (the High Bridge over the Pecos River), and the fourth largest man-made lake in the United States (Medina Lake). These rails carried men and munitions during the Spanish American War and the Punitive Expedition, and many more\ during the First and Second World Wars.
Download or read book Railroads of Western Texas San Antonio to El Paso written by Douglas Braudaway and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Southern Pacific Railroad was the second transcontinental line built in America, and the first that was open year-round. Railroads of Western Texas brings to life the days of frontier towns, the open range, and the building of the state of Texas. This part of the state's railroad history includes politicians and movie stars, train wrecks and robberies, shoot-outs and gun-running. Railroads of Western Texas reveals engaging stories of San Antonio and El Paso during their boomtown years. It tells of the creation of communities out of whole cloth including Hondo, Sanderson, Marfa, and Sierra Blanca. Other towns-villages really-blossomed when the iron rails came through: Uvalde, Del Rio, Alpine, Valentine, and Judge Roy Bean's town Langtry (the man known as "The Law West of the Pecos"). The railroad featured the third highest bridge in the world (the High Bridge over the Pecos River), and the fourth largest man-made lake in the United States (Medina Lake). These rails carried men and munitions during the Spanish American War and the Punitive Expedition, and many more\ during the First and Second World Wars.
Download or read book A History of the Texas Railroads written by St. Clair Griffin Reed and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Railroad Transportation in Texas written by Charles Shirley Potts and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of Texas written by Railroad Commission of Texas and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of Texas written by Texas. Railroad Commission and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report written by Railroad Commission of Texas and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reports of the Secretary of War written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report was most important for the opening of travel and settlement in West Texas and New Mexico. By these explorations a supply and potential railroad route was surveyed across West Texas, and this became the main passageway for soldiers, settlers and gold seekers. The surveyors were pleased with what they saw, pointing out the large population which could be supported in the Rio Grande Valley, as well as the strategic importance of El Paso. The Simpson report is one of the first thorough surveys in New Mexico. Related to it are the many handsome plates, as well as one of the maps. The other map shows the routes across Texas. The plates with the Simpson report make it an important American color plate book.
Download or read book Report written by Railroad Commission of Texas and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Description Of Western Texas Pub By The Galveston Harrisburg San Antonio Railway Company The Sunset Route written by Harrisburg &. San Antonio R. Galveston and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The South Western Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 1220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas, and Court of Appeals of Kentucky; Aug./Dec. 1886-May/Aug. 1892, Court of Appeals of Texas; Aug. 1892/Feb. 1893-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Civil and Criminal Appeals of Texas; Apr./June 1896-Aug./Nov. 1907, Court of Appeals of Indian Territory; May/June 1927-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Appeals of Missouri and Commission of Appeals of Texas.
Download or read book A Description of Western Texas written by Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Uniquely American Epic written by Michael Bliss and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most innovative films ever made, Sam Peckinpah's motion picture The Wild Bunch was released in 1969. From the outset, the film was considered controversial because of its powerful, graphic, and direct depiction of violence, but it was also praised for its lush photography, intricate camera work, and cutting-edge editing. Peckinpah's tale of an ill-fated, aging outlaw gang bound by a code of honor is often regarded as one of the most complex and impactful Westerns in American cinematic history. The issues dealt with in this groundbreaking film—violence, morality, friendship, and the legacy of American ambition and compromise—are just as relevant today as when the film first opened. To acknowledge the significance of The Wild Bunch, this collection brings together some of the leading Peckinpah scholars and critics to examine what many consider to be the director's greatest work. The book's nine essays cover an array of topics. Explored are the function of violence in the film and how its depiction is radically different from what is seen in other movies, the background of the film's production, the European response to the film's view of human nature, and the strong sense of the Texas/Mexico milieu surrounding the film's action.
Download or read book The Southwestern Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 1218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of Texas written by Railroad Commission of Texas and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Travelers Railway Guide Western Section formerly the Rand McNally Railway Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
