Books written by Richard Zelade

Austin Murder & Mayhem

Austin city health officer Dr. C.W. Goddard walked into city manager Adam Johnson's office at city hall shortly before 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 26, 1927. Goddard appeared smilingly at his office, Johnson said, and presented a paper ...
Lone Star Travel Guide to Central Texas

Formerly a part of the popular Lone Star Guide to the Texas Hill Country, Central Texas now gets its own treatment in this up-to-date guide that includes history, folklore, and geography; detailed listings of lodgings, restaurants, and ...
Guy Town by Gaslight: A History of Vice in Austin's First Ward

Explore the sordid but fascinating history of Austin's famed Guy Town.
Austin in the Jazz Age

heady as the Austin music and arts scene is today, it has not equaled the explosion of talent that marked Austin's Jazz Age, which produced several dozen musicians, band leaders, singers, composers, movie stars, writers and dancers who ...
Lone Star Travel Guide to Texas Hill Country

This two-story limestone fortress is the second of Gillespie County's jails and was built in 1885. Abandoned as a jail in 1939, it stood various county duties until the late 1970s, when Fredericksburg Heritage Foundation funds, ...
Lone Star Guide to the Texas Hill Country

This book gives you history, folklore, and geography, as well as all the practical information you need to have a worry-free trip
Austin Murder & Mayhem

Freshman representative Louis Franke died after he was robbed and beaten on the steps of the statehouse. Author Richard Zelade delivers a fascinating look at the seedier side of Austin history.
Hill Country

... story house next to it with all the front doors . It served as home , general store , post office , and stage stop , hence all the separate entrances . As you leave the Sisterdale Store and continue towards Comfort , the small limestone ...