Texas Almanac 2014–2015 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1625110049 ISBN 13: 9781625110046

Verlag: Texas State Historical Association,U.S., 2013

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Features of The Texas Almanac 2014-2015Sketches of eight historic ranches of Texas by Texana writer Mike CoxArticle on the Texas art and artists by Houston businessman and art collector J.P. Bryan, who has amassed the world's largest Texana collectionCoverage of the 2012 elections, redistricting, and the 2012 Texas Olympic medalistsAn update on Major League Baseball in TexasLists of sports champions - high school, college, and professionalMajor Sections Updated for Each EditionThe Environment, including geology, plant life, wildlife, rivers, and lakesWeather highlights of the previous two years, plus a list of destructive weather dating from 1766Two-year Astronomical Calendar that shows moon phases, times of sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset, eclipses, and meteor showersRecreation, with details on state and national parks and forests, landmarks, and fairs and festivalsSports, including lists of high school football and basketball champions, professional sports teams, Texas Olympians, and Texas Sports Hall of Fame inducteesCounties section, with detailed county maps and profiles for Texas's 254 countiesPopulation figures from the 2010 US Census and State Data Center estimates as of 2012Comprehensive list of Texas Cities and TownsPolitics, Elections, and information on Federal, State, and Local GovernmentsCulture and the Arts, including a list of civic and religious HolidaysReligion census of 2010 by denomination and adherents; breakdown on metro areas and countiesHealth and Science, with charts of vital statisticsEducation, including a complete list of colleges and universities, and UIL resultsBusiness and Transportation, with an expanded section on Oil and GasAgriculture, including data on production of crops, fruits, vegetables, livestock, and dairyObituaries of notable TexansPronunciation Guide to Texas town and county names

Biografía del autor:

Elizabeth Cruce Alvarez has been the editor of the Texas Almanac since 2002. She received a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri at Columbia, USA in 1978 and has a background in both newspaper and textbook publishing. Alvarez has worked as a reporter and editor for newspapers in Missouri, Iowa, and Texas. In 1980, she moved to the Permian Basin, where she was an editor at The Odessa American and traveled extensively throughout Texas. Since 1985, she has lived in Tarrant County, where she was an editor at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and, later, for Harcourt College Publishers. Robert Plocheck, associate editor, has been with the Texas Almanac since 1994. He is a native of Houston and was raised in Damon on the Gulf Coast. He received a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 1972 and has worked at the Austin American-Statesman and the Marshall News-Messenger. He served for 15 years as an editor for religious newspapers in Houston and Tyler. For many years, he was a regular contributor to the Religion section of The Dallas Morning News, writing reviews of books and magazines.

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• Verlag: Texas State Historical Association,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1625110049
• ISBN 13: 9781625110046
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 752
• Herausgeber: Alvarez Elizabeth Cruce