Texas: Ghost Towns, Gas Stations, and a 20-Foot Cowboy

by Jack Knox

"Texas: Ghost Towns, Gas Stations, and a 20-Foot Cowboy" is a culmination
of eight years of photographing along the uncountable back roads of the more
than 268,000 square miles of the second largest state in the nation.

136 pages, Hardcover

Published May 12, 2016

About the author

Always in search of the quaint, the curious, and the unusual, Jack Knox is a freelance fine art photographer, digital media artist, and print maker who lives in Fort Worth, Texas. Jack has been a Texan since moving to the great state after graduating from The Kansas City Art Institute in 1978, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Art degree. His work has been shown in galleries in Kansas City, Missouri; Austin, Texas; and New York City. Black and White and Color magazines have featured his work as well as the Texas Photographic Society.Texas: Ghost Towns, Gas Stations and a Twenty Foot Cowboy is a culmination of eight years of photographing along the uncountable back roads of the more than 268,000 square miles of the second largest state in the nation.

Reviews

[Rebecca Grossman Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

My husband I bought this book while on a trip to the Big Bend over Christmas and New Years. I really enjoyed reading about the many ghost towns in Texas and even seeing pictures of places we visited during our trip. There is even a photo of a post office 10 minutes from our house! Small world indeed. I’m looking forward to hopefully visiting more of the places highlighted in this book.

[Tibor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully photographed and expertly commented, it brings to life Texas in a new light. Really enjoyed looking at old cars, buildings, ghost towns and reading about their history.

[Clark Gray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful photography featuring locations that many of the most seasoned Texas travelers have never seen or heard of. Jack Knox truly has an artist's eye for capturing the crumbling icons of a time long passed. The book even has a nice forward by Texas author Joe Nick Patoski. This is not a coffee table book...it's a collection of bound artwork.

[Roger Leslie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Texas by Jack Knox is a luscious treat with everything a great coffee table book should have: rich and vivid photographs highlighted by fascinating text filled with enlightening insights about its title subject. As a reader, I am happy to keep this book handy at home. As a librarian, I can't wait to share it with patrons.

[Jack Knox · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my new book, hot off the press; official release
date is May 12th. I have signed copies available now.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book at the Texas Book Festival today. The photographs are incredibly beautiful, and I loved seeing out of the way, decaying pieces of Texas history.

[Will · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this one. Great pictures. Makes me want to go!