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Hill Country
This book features ten tours to Central Texas that capture the essence of its flavor and charm. Included in this guide are historic tidbits, folklore, geography, major attractions, maps, listings of accomodations, a calendar of events, and more.
Lone Star Travel Guide to Central Texas
Formerly a part of the popular Lone Star Guide to the Texas Hill Country, Central Texas now gets its own treatment in this up-to-date guide that includes history, folklore, and geography; detailed listings of lodgings, restaurants, and entertainment; major attractions, including state parks, museums, and historic places; directions, days and hours of operation, addresses, and phone numbers; and maps and calendar of events. Five tours take you from the Balcones Escarpment to "Central Texas Stew," a region of the state largely settled by Czechs and Germans in the early twentieth century.
The Cornett-Whitley Gang
During the late 1880s, the Cornett-Whitley gang rose on the Texas scene with a daring train robbery at McNeil Station, only miles from the capital of Texas. In the frenzy that followed the robbery, the media castigated both lawmen and government officials, at times lauded the outlaws, and indulged in trial by media. At Flatonia the gang tortured the passengers and indulged in an orgy of violence that earned them international recognition and infamy. The damage that the gang caused is incalculable, including the destruction, temporarily, of a Texas Ranger company. The gang tarnished reputations, shed light on what news media was becoming, and claimed lives. As a whole the gang was psychopathi...
Historical Caldwell County where Roots Interwine
Describes the formation of Caldwell County and includes a section on the Texas Sesquicentennial, famous Texans who fought at the Battle of Plum Creek and area pioneers. There is a brief history of each community and information about the local families.
Johann Carl Ludwig Jauer and His Descendants
Johann Carl Ludwig Jauer was born 11 August 1812 in Hanover, Germany. He married Anna Caroline Ahlemeier (1824-1868) 16 November 1851. They had sixteen children. He died 20 October 1901 in Yorktown, Texas. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Texas.
The Isensee Family and Their Descendants, 1799-2001
Heinrich Hennig Julius Isensee was born in 1799 in Buchtenkirchen, Wittmar, Germany. He married Elizabeth Butenkiel. They had three children. They emigrated in 1846 and settled in Texas. He died in 1847 in Indianola, Texas. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Texas.
