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1 online resource |
| Series |
Swaim-Paup sports series |
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ATxM travel guides |
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Swaim-Paup sports series.
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TAM travel guides.
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| Contents |
The front nine -- Lizards to longhorns: Onion Creek Country Club, Austin -- We're still here: San Felipe Springs golf course, Del Rio -- A pageant among the ruins: Menard golf course, Menard -- Resurrection: Stephen F. Austin Golf Course, Sealy -- In the spirit of the west: Butterfield Trail Golf Club, El Paso -- Coho's horizon: Cross Timbers golf course, Azle -- Conceived in chaos: The campus course at Texas A & M, College Station -- Battle in the canyon: Canyon course at Meadowbrook golf course, Lubbock -- A sculptor in the pump house: Brackenridge Park golf course, San Antonio -- The back nine -- Rough riders at riverside: Riverside golf course, San Antonio -- Along the healing waters: Hancock Park municipal golf course, Lampasas -- Nuts!: San Saba River golf course, San Saba -- A line through the pines: Neches Pines golf course, Diboll -- Landscaped by mules: Old Brickyard golf course, Ferris -- Rumors at Lajitas: Black Jack's Crossing golf course, Lajitas -- Hell in the shadows: Memorial Park golf course, Houston -- The boys of Lockhart: Lockhart State Park golf course, Lockhart -- A peaceful village small: Hondo golf course, Hondo -- Epilogue -- From the nineteenth hole |
| Summary |
As they tee up, make their approach shots, or line up their putts, few Texan golfers likely realize that the familiar landscapes of tee boxes, fairways, and greens can obscure stories from the past that played out on those same grounds. Such little-known links to the past include prehistoric campsites, a Spanish presidio, and a prairie where the Rough Riders trained, as well as courses constructed by New Deal agencies in the Great Depression or military personnel in times of war.Links to the Past: The Hidden History on Texas Golf Courses takes readers on a tour of eighteen Texas golf courses with surprising connections to history. On the "front nine," points of interest include encounters with dinosaur fossils near Austin, a Comanche raid on a Spanish frontier presidio near Menard, and a battle between Anglo buffalo hunters and Native Americans near Lubbock. The "back nine" explores reminders of the East Texas lumber industry near Diboll, a training ground for the Rough Riders outside downtown San Antonio, and a race riot near Houston in 1917, to name a few. In addition, Dan K. Utley with Stanley O' Graves provide full histories of the courses themselves, detailing their design and evolution and explaining how they came to be constructed at these historically significant sites. Fun, compelling, and enlightening, this book is a reminder that history has occurred all around us, not just in historic districts, state parks, or even where official state markers might be found. Featuring "scorecards" for each course that include location, historical facts, and a "signature hole of history," as well as historical and contemporary photographs and informative sidebars, Links to the Past is sure to entertain. Golfers, history buffs, and heritage tourists will want to toss this handy and engaging book in the front seat of the car?or zip it into the side pocket of their golf bags |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 27, 2018) |
| Subject |
Golf courses -- Texas -- History
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Historic sites -- Texas.
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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Ecology
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Golf courses
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Historic sites
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| SUBJECT |
Texas -- History, Local
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Texas -- Environmental conditions
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| Subject |
Texas
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Local history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Graves, Stanley O., author
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| LC no. |
2018022436 |
| ISBN |
9781623496432 |
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1623496438 |
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