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Lone Star Steeples: Historic Places of Worship in Texas
Carl J. Christensen
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Description for Lone Star Steeples: Historic Places of Worship in Texas
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 86 colour, 2 black & white images, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; ACX; AFCC; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 281 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1062.
In Lone Star Steeples: Historic Places of Worship in Texas, Carl J. Christensen Jr. and Pixie Christensen present sixty-fivecaptivating and historically significant structures in exquisitewatercolor illustrations accompanied by brief summaries andconvenient, handcrafted maps. Ranging from stately edifices ofbrick and stone located in urban centers to more humble woodframechapels in rural surroundings, the houses of faith shown inthese pages have one important trait in common: They have allserved as centers of cultural identity, spiritual comfort, and publicservice to the communities in which they arose. In their introduction, the Christensens write, The journey behindLone Star Steeples crisscrossed the ... Read more
In Lone Star Steeples: Historic Places of Worship in Texas, Carl J. Christensen Jr. and Pixie Christensen present sixty-fivecaptivating and historically significant structures in exquisitewatercolor illustrations accompanied by brief summaries andconvenient, handcrafted maps. Ranging from stately edifices ofbrick and stone located in urban centers to more humble woodframechapels in rural surroundings, the houses of faith shown inthese pages have one important trait in common: They have allserved as centers of cultural identity, spiritual comfort, and publicservice to the communities in which they arose. In their introduction, the Christensens write, The journey behindLone Star Steeples crisscrossed the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1061g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781623493936
SKU
V9781623493936
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Ref
99-1
About Carl J. Christensen
Carl J. Christensen Jr. has worked as a design architect in Texas, Montana, and California, USA. Since 2007, he and Pixie have been traveling the state in search of places of worship with unique historical attributes. The Christensens live in Meadowlakes, Texas, USA.
Reviews for Lone Star Steeples: Historic Places of Worship in Texas
The Christensens present 65 historically significant places of worship in watercolor illustrations, along with brief summaries and convenient handcrafted maps that imbue the reader with the immediate desire to go out and visit everyone of them.
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