Granbury and Hood County, 9781467161169
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From pioneer struggles to lakefront boom: Granbury’s rich past reborn.

Granbury and Hood County

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  • Paperback

    128 pages

  • Release Date

    4 March 2024

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Summary

Granbury and Hood County: A Tale of Pioneers, Progress, and Rebirth

Granbury and Hood County’s history unfolds as both an American pioneer saga and a 20th-century rags to riches story. In the 17th century, Spanish explorers and the Comanche vied for control of the land carved across Texas by the mighty Brazos River.

By the mid-19th century, white settlers arrived, led by visionaries like fiery preacher “Fighting” Joe Robinson in Acton, lawyer and legislator Abel Landers, the…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781467161169
ISBN-10:1467161160
Series:Images of America
Author:Melinda Jo Ray
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Imprint:Arcadia Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:128
Release Date:4 March 2024
Weight:318g
Dimensions:234mm x 165mm x 10mm
About The Author

Melinda Jo Ray

Melinda Jo Ray is a retired librarian whose mother grew up in Hood County. She has written several books about local history. She also shares tales as a volunteer at area museums. The Hood County Historical and Genealogical Society provided most of the images for this book.

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