The Courthouses of Texas - A Guide

Intended for Texas history fans, this work helps travelers choose which courthouses they want to add to their trips and view them knowledgeably. For each county a color photograph pictures the courthouse and an account sketches the sequence of the seats of government, the location and style of the building, and tidbits of lore about county.

About the author

DR. MAVIS P. KELSEY SR. is founder and former chief of the renowned Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Houston. A graduate and distinguished alumnus of both Texas A&M University and the University of Texas Medical School at Galveston, he is an avid photographer and local history collector. His 2005 book Engraved Prints of Texas, 1554-1900 has received the Philosophical Society of Texas Award of Merit for 2006. He lives in Houston.DONALD H. DYAL is Dean of Libraries at Texas Tech University. He holds a Ph.D. in history from Texas A&M and is a certified archivist.

Summary

Intended for Texas history fans, this work helps travelers choose which courthouses they want to add to their trips and view them knowledgeably. For each county a color photograph pictures the courthouse and an account sketches the sequence of the seats of government, the location and style of the building, and tidbits of lore about county.

Product details

• Authors: Donald H Dyal, Donald H. Dyal, Mavis P Kelsey, Mavis P. Kelsey, Mavis Parrott Kelsey, Mavis Parrott/ Dyal Kelsey
• Assisted by: Frank Thrower (Photographs)
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2007
• EAN: 9781585445493
• ISBN: 978-1-58544-549-3
• No. of pages: 334
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Travel > Travel guides; Fotografie, Architecture, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial