{"product_id":"smithville-hardcover","title":"Smithville - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarol Phillips Snyder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid L. Herrington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSmithville Heritage Society\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmithville's reputation is that of a railroad town, yet it offers an even richer history. Fertile land and the Colorado River attracted pioneers with energy, dreams, and a hunger to build. After Thomas Gazley chose head-right land in Stephen F. Austin's Second Colony in 1827, area settlers joined the fray to secure a Texas free from Mexico's supremacy. Some represented Bastrop County in the new Republic of Texas's legislature. Others stayed home and built a village on the banks of the Colorado. Businessmen influenced the growth of Smithville by attracting the railroad, and soon Smithville was the largest city in the county, offering a place for businesses and families to thrive. Smithville's fortunes have risen and fallen with the railroad, the river, and the Central Texas economy, and it has again become a vital community, this time nurturing scientists, artists, filmmakers, and antique lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41722449297543,"sku":"9781531646288","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f4371b8a568ef02bf704d8a9c681f01a.webp?v=1734099606","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/smithville-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}