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The Texas you expect : the story of Buffalo Gap Historic Village
    Frazier, Donald S. (Donald Shaw), 1965-
Publisher: State House Press,
Pub date: c2006.
Pages: 89 p. :
ISBN: 1933337168
Item info: 5 copies available at Abilene Public Library - Main, Abilene Public Library - South Br., McMurry University Library, and Abilene Public Library - Mockingbird Br..
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Abilene Public Library - Main Copies Material Location
976.4727 FRA 1 Book owned by APL On Shelf
R 976.4727 FRA TEX COLL 1 Reference book Texas Collection
Abilene Public Library - Mockingbird Br. Copies Material Location
976.4727 FRA 1 Book owned by APL On Shelf
Abilene Public Library - South Br. Copies Material Location
976.4727 FRA 1 Book owned by APL On Shelf
McMurry University Library Copies Material Location
F394 .B942 F73 2006 1 Book Standard shelving location
Summary
The Buffalo Gap Historic Village, in Buffalo Gap, Texas, got its start in 1956 as the "Ernie Wilson Museum of the Old West" and was housed in the original Taylor County Courthouse. Over the next fifty years, however, the museum evolved into a full-fledged historic village, boasting twenty buildings and more than 9,000 artifacts. With this transformation, the historic village also began to tell a story about the history of a time period--the critical decades between 1875 and 1925. The Texas You Expect does more than simply relate the history of the Buffalo Gap Historic Village. It tells the story of how a frontier transformed into a heartland of America. Following the three interpretive periods displayed at the historic village (1883, 1904, 1925), the authors paint a picture of what life in America was like in each of those decades. The book weaves together the story of the practical and technological advances that ultimately brought the frontier period to an end. Using the buildings and artifacts of the village as examples, the book acts as a virtual tour, not only of the historic village, but of this critical half century of our nation's past. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
Table of Contents
   1 History of Buffalo Gap, Texas p. 8
   2 History of the Buffalo Gap Historic Village p. 20
   3 The 1883 Generation: Settlement, Law, and Order p. 30
   4 The 1904 Generation: The Railroad, Small Business, and the Professions p. 40
   5 The 1925 Generation: Education, Capital, and the Internal Combustion Engine p. 54
   6 Special Programs and Events at the Historic Village p. 72
   7 The Grady McWhiney Research Foundation and the Creation of the Texas Frontier Heritage and Cultural Center p. 80
Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

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Personal Author: Frazier, Donald S. (Donald Shaw), 1965-
Title: The Texas you expect : the story of Buffalo Gap Historic Village / by Donald S. Frazier, Robert F. Pace, Robert P. Wettemann, Jr.
Edition: 50th anniversary ed.
Publication info: Abilene, TX : State House Press, c2006.
Physical descrip: 89 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Contents: A history of Buffalo Gap, Texas -- History of the Buffalo Gap Historic Village -- The 1883 generation : settlement, law, and order -- The 1904 generation : the railroad, small business, and the professions -- The 1925 generation : education, capital, and the internal combustion engine -- Special programs and events at the Historic Village -- The Grady McWhiney Research Foundation and the creation of the Texas Frontier Heritage and Cultural Center.
Corporate subject: Buffalo Gap Historic Village (Buffalo Gap, Tex.)--History.
Corporate subject: Grady McWhiney Research Foundation.
Subject term: Frontier and pioneer life--Texas--Buffalo Gap.
Subject term: Historical museums--Texas--Buffalo Gap.
Subject term: Historic buildings--Texas--Buffalo Gap.
Geographic term: Buffalo Gap (Tex.)--History.
Geographic term: Buffalo Gap (Tex.)--Social life and customs.
Geographic term: Buffalo Gap (Tex.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Added author: Pace, Robert F.
Added author: Wettemann, Robert P.
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