Texas: Mapping the Lone Star State Through History: Rare and Unusual Maps from the Library of Congress (Mapping States Through History) - Hardcover

Virga, Vincent; Blevins, Don

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0762745320 ISBN 13: 9780762745326

Verlag: Globe Pequot Press, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

A stirring trip through the history of the Lone Star State
through gloriously detailed, fascinating maps from the Library of Congress

- 50 full-color historical maps from the Library of Congress

- Informative captions on each map’s origins

- Essays by Texas author Don Blevins on how maps reflect the history, culture, and sensibilities of the state and its residents through time

- A foreword by Vincent Virga describing the library’s collection and the state’s maps

About Mapping States Through History

This is the first series to assemble?in full color, state-by-state?an in-depth collection of rare, historically significant maps of the cities, states, counties, towns, and events that make up each of America’s fifty states. Produced in collaboration with the Library of Congress and edited by renowned photo editor and author Vincent Virga, these books offer a glimpse into the history of the United States through the maps and their narrative captions. Each map thus becomes a virtual time machine that tells us much about the places we live in today. Compelling historical essays by a local writer complement Virga’s foreword to further help weave the cartographic record into a drama of settlement and change.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Vincent Virga has been called ?America’s foremost picture editor.” He is the coauthor of Eyes of the Nation and the author of Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations, produced in cooperation with the Library of Congress.

Don Blevins is the author of several books, including A Priest, a Prostitute, and Some other Early Texans (TwoDot) and Texas Towns: From Abner to Zipperlandville. He has a master of education degree in Southwestern studies and is a member of the Texas State Historical Association.

Vincent Virga has been called, "America's foremost picture editor." He is the co-author ofEyes of the Nation and the author of Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations, produced in cooperation with the Library of Congress.

Don Blevins has a master of education degree in Southwestern studies. He is a member of the Texas State Historical Association, Writers League of Texas, and the Coalition of Texas Authors. Don has written articles for more than fifty magazines, and his previous book releases include Peculiar, Uncertain, and Two Egg; From Angels to Hellcats;Texas Towns: From Abner to Zipperlandville, and A Priest, a Prostitute, and Some other Early Texans.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0762745320
• ISBN 13: 9780762745326
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 116
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