Using an easy-to-read and entertaining method, cartoons give a basic overview of Texas history from dinosaurs to the military leaders in the Second World War. Section one includes early Indians and Spaniards, filibusters, and empresarios.
[People and Places] presents interesting characters, entertainers, sports, forts and military posts, colleges, interesting places around the state to visit, and county information. The history of Dallas, aviation, Texas in the 20th century, politics, the Great Depression, and War II round out the action.
Each section includes handy maps to show the location of each place mentioned in the section.
Patrick M. Reynolds researches, writes, and illustrates [Texas Lore, ] a popular series appearing in the Sunday edition of The Dallas Morning News. Except for the maps, each page in the book originated as a weekly feature in the Texas and Southwest section of The Dallas Morning News between 1995 and 2000.\r\n