Off The Beaten Trail

Off The Beaten Trail by William Edward Syers. Published by Texian Press, Waco, TX, 1979. 1st Edition 7th Printing. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Torn & Taped DJ. Orig owners name & address stamped inside front cover. 493 Pgs. LCCN 70-182109. The author spent 7 years and traveled almost 100,000 miles completing the Texas exploration he calls Off The Beaten Trail, covering virtually every road in the state in search of the story behind Texas heritage. The work first appeared as a feature column in most of Texas major papers, was subsequently rewritten in 3 soft cover volumes, which exhausted 7 printings before this single-volume revision. A unique travel guide, it covers Texas from border to border and prehistory to yesterday. Description text copyright 2015 BooksForComfort. Item ID 30994.