Building the Lone Star: An Illustrated Guide to Historic Sites

Texas has changed a lot since the first European settlers arrived. Instead of bare prairies and unfordable creeks, there are now bridges, highways, buildings, and people who use them. Life became easier because engineers thought of unusual and innovative ways to bridge rivers, provide water, and light up the Lone Star skies at night.

Building the Lone Star is the first published book to look at the historical structures, from windmills and lighthouses to dams and bridges, that were responsi...