Newcomer's Handbook Neighborhood Guide: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin (Newcomer's Handbooks)
by Yushan Chang
from First Books Inc
This new book, first in our Newcomer's Handbook Neighborhood Guide series, focuses on the neighborhoods within Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin, as well as on all the surrounding suburban communities. It provides detailed information about the types of housing and recreational opportunities found in each community, the character of each area, and helpful data on post offices, police departments, hospitals, libraries, schools, public transportation, and community publications and resources.
Following an introductory section, the Newcomer's Handbook Neighborhood Guide: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin devotes about 28% of its text to Dallas and its suburbs, including the Metrocrest and the Mid-Cities; about 18% to the Fort Worth region; 31% to Houston and surrounding communities, including Galveston; and 20% to the Austin area, including Round Rock.
Part of the Newcomer's Handbook series, called "invaluable" and "highly recommended" by Library Journal.
60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Dallas, Fort Worth: Includes Tarrant, Collin and Denton Counties (60 Hikes within 60 Miles)
by Joanie Sanchez
from Menasha Ridge Press
Lone Star Guide to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Revised (Dallas Fort Worth and the Metroplex)
by Robert R. Rafferty
from Taylor Trade Publishing
Here, at your fingertips, is the best, most comprehensive guide to one of America's most dynamic and diverse metroplitan areas.
Rounding the Horn: Being the Story of Williwaws and Windjammers, Drake, Darwin, Murdered Missionaries and Naked Natives--a Deck's-eye View of Cape Horn
by Dallas Murphy
from Basic Books
Historic Photos of Fort Worth (Historic Photos.)
by Quentin McGown
from Turner Pub Co
Fort Worth is an American city quintessentially founded upon change. From its birth to the present, Fort Worth has consistently built and reshaped its appearance, ideals, and industry. Through changing fortunes, Fort Worth has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong, independent culture of its citizens.
Historic Photos of Fort Worth captures this journey through still photography selected from the finest archives. From the Texas Spring Palace to Armour and Swift, the Carnegie Library to the Casa Manana and Frontier Centennial, Historic Photos of Fort Worth follows life, government, education, and events throughout the city's history.
This volume captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of hundreds of historic photographs. Published in striking black and white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.
Dallas Then and Now (Then & Now)
by Ken Fitzgerald
from Thunder Bay Press
"Big D" is known the world over as a dynamic center of business and culture. Dallas Then and Now captures in photographs the amazing changes the city has seen over the last century. It includes "Old Red", the original county courthouse, Dealey Plaza and the Kennedy Memorial, Dallas City Hall designed by I. M. Pei, the original Neiman-Marcus, and the original Six Flags amusement park. Other important buildings, sites, and neighborhoods are documented in archival and modern photographs shown side-by-side to illustrate the city's dramatic history.
Streetwise Dallas Map - Laminated Center City Street Map of Dallas, Texas - Folding pocket size travel map with integrated Dart & Trinity light rail lines & stations
by Streetwise Maps
from StreetWise Maps
Streetwise Dallas Map - Laminated Center City Street Map of Dallas, Texas - Folding pocket size travel map with integrated Dart & Trinity light rail lines & stations
This map covers the following areas:
Main Dallas Map 1:40,000
Dallas Area Map 1;250,000
Downtown Dallas Map 1:15,000
Quick Escapes Dallas/Ft. Worth, 5th: 23 Weekend Getaways in and around the Lone Star State (Quick Escapes Series)
by June Naylor
from Globe Pequot
Rand Mcnally 2008 Dallas, Texas Street Guide (Rand McNally Dallas Street Guide)
from Rand McNally & Company
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