Leon Metz - El Paso Chronicles-image
Leon Metz - El Paso Chronicles-image
Leon Metz - El Paso Chronicles-image
Leon Metz - El Paso Chronicles-image
Leon Metz - El Paso Chronicles-image
Leon Metz - El Paso Chronicles-image
Leon Metz - El Paso Chronicles-image
Leon Metz - El Paso Chronicles-image

Leon Metz - El Paso Chronicles

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ISBN: 9780930208325 Publication Year: 1993 Personalized: Yes Educational Level: Adult & Further Education Author: Leon C. Metz Subject Area: History Publisher: Mangan Books Language: English Type: Textbook Number of Pages: 320 Pages Format: Hardcover Country of Origin: United States Features: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket Publication Name: El Paso Chronicles : a Record of Historical events in El Paso, Texas Subject: United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)

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Leon Metz - El Paso Chronicles. A comprehensive chronological history ofEl Paso, Texas, and its surrounding regions. El Paso Chronicles: A Record of Historical Events in El Paso, Texas (1993) by Leon C. Metz is a comprehensive chronological history of El Paso, Texas , and its surrounding regions. The book is organized as a date-by-date record that spans an immense timeline: Ancient Beginnings : It starts approximately 570 million years ago when the area was covered by shallow seas. The Old West : Much of the book focuses on the "Wild West" era, featuring accounts of famous lawmen and outlaws like John Wesley Hardin , John Selman, and the Texas Rangers. Metropolitan Growth : It tracks the city's evolution from a frontier settlement into a major cultural and economic hub of the Southwest. Modern Era : The chronology continues up to the early 1990s, capturing the significant events and minor details that built the modern metropolis. Metz, a renowned El Paso historian and archivist, utilized primary research to compile these "chronicles," which include period photographs and illustrations to document the city's heritage.

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