This guide includes a section detailing Texas' history, 5 features covering the state's life and culture, ranging from its wide open skies to its cowboy heritage, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. It also features hundreds of photographs and 19 maps.
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colour photographs, 19 maps
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Höhe: 220 mm
Breite: 150 mm
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978-981-234-093-1 (9789812340931)
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Maps: Texas; Downtown Dallas; Fair Park; Fort Worth; Central Texas; Austin; Hill Country; San Antonio; Houston; East Texas; Gulf Coast and Rio Grande Valley; Galveston; Corpus Christi; Del Rio to Laredo; El Paso; The Trans-Pecos; Big Bend National Park; West Texas and the Panhandle; Texas Parks. Introduction & History: Where Big is Beautiful; The Lone Star State; Decisive Dates; Six Flags Over Texas; The Tale of the Longhorn; Modern Times. Features: Texans; The Texas Rangers; Don't Fence Me In; Musical Traditions; Texan Architecture. Places: Introduction; Dallas; Forth Worth; Waxahachie to Waco; Waco to Austin; Hill Country; San Antonio; Houston; East Texas; The Gulf Coast; Rio Grande Valley; Del Rio to Laredo; El Paso; The Trans-Pecos; Big Bend National Park; The West; Amarillo to Lubbock; Texas Parks. Picture Stories: Texas Customs and Festivals; Spanish Missions; Houston: Space Capital; Wildlife. Information Panels: Samuel Maverick; Movies in Texas; Black Cowboys; Neiman-Marcus; Texas Wines; The Chisholm Trail; Tex-Mex Food; Desert Plantlife; The Marfa Lights; Buddy Holly. Travel Tips - Highlights: Getting Acquainted; Planning the Trip; Practical Tips; Getting Around; Where to Stay; Where to Eat; Culture; Sport; Shopping; Further Reading.
