Backroads of Texas: The sites, scenes, history, people, and places your map doesn't tell you about [Paperback]

Ed Syers (Author), Larry Hodge (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2000

This new edition takes you off the major highways to discover the sights, scenes, history, and places that make the Lone Star State unique.

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing; 4th Edition edition (April 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 089123053X
• ISBN-13: 978-0891230533
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #602,117 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars When are the Interstates considered Backroads in Texas?, February 15, 2009

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Jon Black "I Prefer Demille" (Roanoke, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Backroads of Texas: The sites, scenes, history, people, and places your map doesn't tell you about (Paperback)

This book was VERY dissapointing. When I began noticing that the Interstates are included in many of the routes, I quit looking at it. All of the photos are small and in black and white -- many appear old. The route maps are a joke. I wish I could send it back and get my money refunded. The title is VERY misleading. Jon Black

17 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Backroads or Unique, August 10, 2006

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John R. Witt (Kingwood, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Backroads of Texas: The sites, scenes, history, people, and places your map doesn't tell you about (Paperback)

A wate of money. This is list main highway routes. A lot less information than what one can find in a AAA Book. No restaurants and no places to stay even listed. Looks like the authoir never visited any of these places. He certainly brings nothning unique to this book.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Exactly What I Expected, October 10, 2011

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chef lis - See all my reviews

This review is from: Backroads of Texas: The sites, scenes, history, people, and places your map doesn't tell you about (Paperback)

We received this book as a gift 4 years ago when we moved to San Antonio. We knew nothing about Texas and have found this book to be truly interesting. We just got back from West Texas, our first time, and brought this book along. We found it most interesting.

Nowhere in the book does it say that the author visited every town. It specifically states that information was gathered from town information centers. Also, who drives slow backroads to get to places. We drive interstate and then get off the interstate to go into the towns that are mentioned.

Sorry, but I find this book most interesting and well worth it.