Barney, Ross Perot, and J.R. Ewing are examples of the bigger-than-life luminaries from the "Big D." Dallas, the eighth largest city in the nation, is known for its upscale department stores and restaurants; powerful sporting teams such as the Dallas Cowboys, Mavericks, Sidekicks, and Rangers; and high-tech cutting edge petroleum, aeronautical, and electronic industries.
Dallas: Shining Star of Texas captures the city's forcefulness, beauty, and integrity with 80 spectacular color photographs by Carolyn Brown and fascinating text by Jim Dononvan.
Travelers, Texas transplants, visitors, and historians alike will enjoy this book, which chronicles the beginnings of the Texas town, starting with founder John Neely Bryan, to its status as the "Buckle of the Bible Belt."
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