Houston Then and Now(r) by Powell, William Dylan

Houston Then and Now(r)

Part of the 4-miliion-selling-trademark series from Pavilion Books - a vivid historical tour of Houston, with the...
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Author: William Dylan Powell
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Houston Then and Now(r) by Powell, William Dylan

Houston Then and Now(r)

CHF 26.72

Houston Then and Now(r)

CHF 26.72
Author: William Dylan Powell
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Part of the 4-miliion-selling-trademark series from Pavilion Books - a vivid historical tour of Houston, with the same view photographed today, from a great local author.

In 1836 revolutionaries routed the Mexican army at the Battle of San Jacinto and the nearby town took the name of the battle's victor, General Sam Houston. Since that time Houston has become America's fourth largest city, and its magnificent cityscape of concrete, glass, and steel bears little resemblance to traditional Texas imagery. It's easy to see why its residents, showing allegiance to their unique heritage, proudly refer to themselves as Houstonians rather than Texans.

It was an entrepreneurial New York family who first promoted Houston's lush landscape and vast potential in the Northeast and Europe, and the town expanded from a handful of tents into a place of over 10,000 residents by 1900. Oil was discovered nearby in 1901 and from then on Houston never looked back.

Sites include: City Hall, Carnegie Library, Houston Courthouse, Merchants and Manufacturers Building, Allen's Landing, Houston Chronicle, Main and Preston, Sam Houston Hotel, USS Texas, San Jacinto Monument, Congress Avenue, Houston Water Works, Hermann Building, Texas Capitol Building, Majestic Metro, Old Cotton Exchange, Gulf Building, Moorish Federal Building, Carter's Folly, Kress Building, Union Station, Esperson Building, Antioch Church, Houston Light Guard Armory, Magnolia Brewery, Grand Central Station, Rice University, Museum of Fine Arts, Hermann Park, Miller Outdoor Theatre and Warwick Hotel.



Author: William Dylan Powell
Publisher: Pavilion Books
Published: 05/01/2018
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.05lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.60w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781911595984

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).

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