Community Histories

Community Histories

	Strolling Through the Park The History of the Dallas Park Board by Rose-Mary Rumbley The history of the Dallas parks begins with City Park, 1876, continues with the creation of the Park Board, May, 1905, 100 years ago, and treks on to better and better indoor and outdoor facilities for the citizens of Dallas. Today, the Dallas Park and Recreation Department takes care of 21,000 acres of park land, 17 urban lakes, 146 miles of trails, 47 Recreational Centers, 6 golf courses, 22 swimming pools, 4 spray grounds, 5 tennis centers, 254 outdoor tennis courts, 154 outdoor basketball courts, 252 athletic fields, and 267 playgrounds. And it’s all there waiting for the citizens of Dallas!	$22.95 Paperback ISBN 1-57168-994-x 152 Pages

	FRESHWATER PEARLS By Linda Allen From the preface: “I wrote these essays when I was a feature writer for The Wimberley View. Never one to keep a diary, I have found, in rereading these pieces, parts of my life that might have gone unremembered had I not written them down. I have found realizations that, fresh when I wrote them, have now become internalized. “What strikes me most is the way the past carries its theme into the present, how the need to balance order and chaos, beauty and bedlam, love and anger weaves its path through our lives.”	$22.95 Paperback ISBN 1-57168-743-2 6 by 9, 254 pages

	A NEIGHBORHOOD PORTRAIT Polytechnic Heights of Inner City Fort Worth Edited by Sara Horsfall A Neighborhood Portrait explores the characteristics of a new wave of change in Polytechnic Heights, a community in southeast Fort Worth. Neighborhood Portrait is a firsthand attempt to understand the people and their lives. It examines the interactions between community residents and the issues with which they are concerned.	$21.95 Paperback ISBN 1-57168-708-4 6 by 9, 212 pages

	SPRING THROUGH THE SEASON Stories of a Texas Town By Margaret Mallott Smith Spring: Through the Seasons, Stories of a Texas Town, is a history book, a storybook, and a picture book. Gaining information from over 130 sources, including personal interviews with key people of the area, and from her own experiences in Spring, Texas, the author presents a complete profile of a town that progressed from a bustling, turn-or-the-century railroad crossroads to a dying community at mid-century onto a reborn shopping village and tourist attraction.	$16.95 Paperback ISBN 1-57168-613-4 8½ by 11½, 104 pages, photos, bibliography, index.

	NEW LONDON SCHOOL In Memoriam March 18, 1937, 3:17 p.m. By Lori Olson The date was March 18, 1937, and just minutes before the dismissal bell rang at school in the small East Texas boom town of New London, something shocking happened—a deadly natural gas explosion rocked the school and the oil-rich community to its core. Nearly 300 students, teachers and visitors, an entire generation of East Texans, were killed.	$14.95 Paperback ISBN 1-57168-438-7 6 by 9, 128 pages, photographs, appendix, index.

	GALVESTON Lore, Legend, and Downright Lies By Gini Fendler-Brown and Max Rizley, Jr. Gini Fendler-Brown has been sharing her engaging tales about Galveston with audiences at summertime Beach Band concerts since 1989. Part history, part folklore, with a hearty dash of gossip, her five-minute "Love Letters" are legend.	$18.95 Paperback ISBN 1-57168-441-7 6 by 9, 160 pages, photographs, index.

	GALVESTON WEATHER Weather: People and the Elements on a Barrier Island By Stan Blazyk This is a comprehensive chronology of the weather events that have shaped the city and the island over the past one hundred years.	$27.95 Paperback ISBN 1-57168-443-3 10 by 7, 296 pages, photographs, appendix, endnotes, index.

	INDIANOLA and Matagorda Island By Linda Wolff Through Indianola’s port flowed immigrants who were promised land grants, military shipments of camels and supplies bound for West Texas forts, and adventurers seeking a shorter route to the gold fields of California.	$15.95 Paperback ISBN 1-57168-340-2 176 pages,5 ½ by 8 ½

	SAN ANTONIO The Story of an Enchanted City By Frank W. Jennings Focuses on the unique mixture of people—American Indians, Hispanics, Germans, Anglo Americans and others—who have made Texas and San Antonio their home.	$24.95 Paperback ISBN 1-57168-761-0 400 pages,.6 x 9. illustrations, annotated bibliography, and index

	ARANSAS The Life of a Texas Coastal County By William Allen and Sue Hastings Taylor “...an outstanding example of regional history.” —John Jakes	$26.95 Paperback ISBN 1-57168-166-3 504 pages,.6 x 9. photos, maps, and index

	HISTORIC TOWNS OF TEXAS Volume I By Joe Tom Davis Volume 1 focuses on East and West Columbia, Egypt, Matagorda, Houston, Texana, and Helena.	$22.95 Paperback ISBN 1-57168-388-7 270 pages, 6 x 9 photos, bibliography, notes, index

	HISTORIC TOWNS OF TEXAS Volume II By Joe Tom Davis Volume 2 focuses on three of the oldest towns in Texas: Gonzales, Columbus, and Jefferson.	$24.95 Hardback ISBN 1-57168-044-6 304 pages, 6 x 9 photos, bibliography, notes, index.

	TEXAS FORGOTTEN PORTS VOLUME 1 By Keith Guthrie Corpus Christi, Matagorda Bay, Aransas Bay, San Antonio Bay, Rockport, and Portland plus 20 historic ports which no longer exist.	$23.95 Paperback ISBN 0-89015-425-5 224 pages, 6 x 9 maps, photos, notes, bibliography, index.

	TEXAS FORGOTTEN PORTS VOLUME 2 By Keith Guthrie Volume II of a three-volume set spotlights the river ports on the Red, Brazos, and Rio Grande Rivers as well as landings on the Caddo Lake, ports of Jefferson, Houston, Galveston, and Buffalo Bayou Landings, San Luis, and Freebooters.	$23.95 Paperback ISBN 1-57168-477-8 256 pages, 6 x9

	TEXAS FORGOTTEN PORTS VOLUME 3 By Keith Guthrie Riverports on Trinity, Neches, Angelina, and Sabine rivers, ports of Beaumont, Orange, Port Arthur, Port Neches, and Sabine Pass.	$23.95 Hardback ISBN 0-89015-898-3 Same format as other volumes.

	THE UNAUTHORIZED HISTORY OF DALLAS By Rose-Mary Rumbley Full of good will and gentle humor, the scenic route to celebrate the 150th birthday of Big D.	$15.95 Paperback ISBN 0-89015-833-9 192 pages, 5½ x 8½. photos.

	HURST, EULESS, BEDFORD By George Green Tumultuous history of three communities is Tarrant County and their struggles through the 1800s and 1900s.	$17.95 Paperback ISBN 0-89015-951-3 160 pages, 8½ x 11. photos, index.

	ELM FORK SETTLEMENT By Georgia Myers Ogle The history of Farmers Branch and Carrollton Texas.	$29.95 Hardback ISBN 1-57168-900-1 648 pages, 6X9 photos, bibliography, index.

	PIONEERS IN GOD'S HILLS Vol. 1 By the Gillespie County Historical Society Stories and Biographies of the brave men and courageous women who sought homes and peace in the fertile valleys among the hills of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County.	$24.95 Paperback ISBN 1-57168-463-8 306 pages, 7X10 photos, and index.