Austin

Description

State capital and home of the University of Texas, Austin is the one city that belongs to all Texans. This finely written book, illustrated with historic photographs, tells the story of Austin's transformation from an "Indian haunted" frontier village into a residential mecca and high-tech hot spot.

Turning the frontier town into an appealing twentieth-century residential community taxed the energies of civic leaders for several decades. While adjusting to the end of segregation, Austin experienced eye-popping expansion. Fearful that Austin would become "another Houston," residents sought to preserve the lifestyle that had made the city such an attractive place to live.

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