{"product_id":"a-guide-to-the-historic-architecture-of-glen-rose-texas-bypassed-forgotten-and-preserved-volume-30-hardcover","title":"A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Glen Rose, Texas: Bypassed, Forgotten, and Preserved Volume 30 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eT. Lindsay Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul V. Chaplo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocated just west of the Fort Worth\/Dallas Metroplex, the community of Glen Rose, on the banks of the spring-fed Paluxy River, has attracted people for a century and a half, not only for the shaded quiet of its streets and its historic structures, but also because of the fossilized dinosaur tracks plainly visible on the stone bottom of the nearby river. Here, veteran Texas historian T. Lindsay Baker and photographer Paul V. Chaplo provide an illustrated tour of this picturesque town, transporting readers straight into its shaded streets and highlighting the many historic buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Guide to the Historic Architecture of Glen Rose, Texas: Bypassed, Forgotten, and Preserved\u003c\/i\u003e is based heavily on research conducted by Baker and a team of Tarleton State University graduate students during their historic site survey of the town in spring 2010. Subsequently, they prepared a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the Glen Rose downtown district.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpening with an introduction illustrated by historical photographs sketching the history of the town and placing the architecture of the community into context, the guide also includes a map showing the relative locations of each of the structures. \u003ci\u003eA Guide to the Historic Architecture of Glen Rose, Texas, \u003c\/i\u003e will offer heritage tourists, local history buffs, and general readers interested in Texas regional history and architecture an informative and visually engaging resource that is both authoritative and entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eT. LINDSAY BAKER is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eAdobe Walls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of a Texas Ghost Town\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Gangster Tour of Texas\u003c\/i\u003e. Until his retirement in 2017, he held the W. K. Gordon Endowed Chair in Texas History at Tarleton State University. Additionally, Baker was for many years the host of the syndicated National Public Radio program \u003ci\u003eT for Texas\u003c\/i\u003e. PAUL V. CHAPLO is a photographer and author of \u003ci\u003eMarfa Flights: Aerial Views of the Big Bend Country \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAmarillo Flights: Aerial Views of the Llano Estacado Country. \u003c\/i\u003eHis work has been displayed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Museum of American Art in Washington, DC, and the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 10.2 x 9.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462179733682,"sku":"9781648430459","price":41.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6877e77369e4c7763af063aab8047c0a.webp?v=1778963880","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-guide-to-the-historic-architecture-of-glen-rose-texas-bypassed-forgotten-and-preserved-volume-30-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}