Why Stop?: A Guide to Texas Historical Roadside Markers / Edition 4

by Betty Dooley Awbrey, Claude Dooley

Overview

This fourth edition contains the actual inscriptions on most of Texas' prominent and interesting historical roadside markers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780884152293
Publisher:	Taylor Trade Publishing
Publication date:	08/28/1999
Pages:	540
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 8.96(h) x 1.16(d)

About the Author

Betty Dooley Awbrey is a retired educator from San Antonio, Texas, and has been involved in educating gifted and bilingual children for almost 30 years. She updates and expands each new edition since the death of her father, Claude Dooley, who compiled the original more than 25 years ago. He was a retired businessman and entrepreneur from Odessa, Texas.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	vii
	About Texas Historical Markers	viii
	Preface	ix
	How to Use This Guide	x
	Texas Roadside Historical Markers (listed alphabetically by nearest city/town)	1
	Index	553

Editorial Reviews

When a book hits its fifth edition, as this one has, you know that its authors have staked out a meaningful beat. Betty Dooley Awbrey's guide to Texas roadside markers provides a capsule history of more than 2,500 memorable Lone Star events. Why Stop? contains every word of every roadside marker in this vast state.

A great way to enjoy our state's rich history — at 70 miles per hour.

The Eagle, Byron, Texas - Donnis Baggett