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Galveston

Author : David G. McComb
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292793219
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Galveston written by David G. McComb and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A colorful history of the island city on Texas’s Gulf Coast and its survival through times of piracy, plague, civil war, and devastating natural disaster. On the Gulf edge of Texas between land and sea stands Galveston Island. Shaped continually by wind and water, it is one of earth’s ongoing creations, where time is forever new. Here, on the shoreline, embraced by the waves, a person can still feel the heartbeat of nature. And yet, for all the idyllic possibilities, Galveston’s history has been anything but tranquil. Across Galveston’s sands have walked Indians, pirates, revolutionaries, the richest men of nineteenth-century Texas, soldiers, sailors, bootleggers, gamblers, prostitutes, physicians, entertainers, engineers, and preservationists. Major events in the island’s past include hurricanes, yellow fever, smuggling, vice, the Civil War, the building of a medical school and port, raids by the Texas Rangers, and, always, the struggle to live in a precarious location. Galveston: A History is an engrossing account that also explores the role of technology and the often contradictory relationship between technology and the city, providing a guide to both Galveston history and the dynamics of urban development.

The Early History of Galveston

Author : Joseph Osterman Dyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Early History of Galveston written by Joseph Osterman Dyer and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Early History of Galveston

Author : Joseph O. Dyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780243704866
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Early History of Galveston written by Joseph O. Dyer and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Early Galveston Artists and Photographers: Recovering a Legacy

Author : Pat Jakobi
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467146307
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Early Galveston Artists and Photographers: Recovering a Legacy written by Pat Jakobi and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Audubon visited Galveston in 1837, artists have flocked to the island, some just passing through and others staying their entire lives. But because Galveston remained remote from the nation's cultural centers, its artistic contributions were initially largely ignored. However, the recovery effort from the Great Storm of 1900 spurred a new sense of local pride and civic determination. The Cotton Carnivals attracted people throughout the state, the city's artists united to promote local art through the creation of the Galveston Art League and photographers modernized their practices. In the early 1920s, a new generation, freed from nineteenth-century traditions, started to gain attention both on and off the island. Explore Galveston's artistic heritage with local historian Pat Jakobi, from the portraits of Thomas Flintoff to the Balinese Room murals of Marie Marchi Ragone.

Lost Galveston

Author : Brian M. Davis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738566849
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Lost Galveston written by Brian M. Davis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly 200 years, a permanent settlement at the mouth of Galveston Bay has welcomed pirates, sailors, immigrants, and visitors from around the world. As Galveston grew, its buildings were visible signs of the city's prosperity and the talent of its craftsmen. For many, this city was a gateway to America and an inspiration of what other communities in Texas and the Southwest would become. Although Galveston has thousands of historic buildings remaining, many have been lost to the elements and development over the years. Buildings such as the ones found within these pages define the character of our city and its culture.

Galveston

Author : Jodi Wright-Gidley
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738558806
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (588 download)

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Download or read book Galveston written by Jodi Wright-Gidley and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 8, 1900, a devastating hurricane destroyed most of the island city of Galveston, along with the lives of more than 6,000 men, women, and children. Today that hurricane remains the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Despite this tragedy, many Galvestonians were determined to rebuild their city. An ambitious plan was developed to construct a wall against the sea, link the island to the mainland with a reliable concrete bridge, and raise the level of the city. While the grade was raised beneath them, houses were perched on stilts and residents made their way through town on elevated boardwalks. Galveston became a "city on stilts." While Galvestonians worked to rebuild the infrastructure of their city, they also continued conducting business and participating in recreational activities. Zeva B. Edworthy's photographs document the rebuilding of the port city and life around Galveston in the early 1900s.

The Early History of Galveston

Author : Joseph O 1856-1925 Dyer
Publisher : Andesite Press
ISBN 13 : 9781297744334
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book The Early History of Galveston written by Joseph O 1856-1925 Dyer and published by Andesite Press. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

EARLY HIST OF GALVESTON

Author : Joseph O. (Joseph Osterman) 1856 Dyer
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781374650725
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book EARLY HIST OF GALVESTON written by Joseph O. (Joseph Osterman) 1856 Dyer and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Battle on the Bay

Author : Edward Terrel Cotham
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292712057
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Battle on the Bay written by Edward Terrel Cotham and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Civil War history of Galveston is one of the last untold stories from America's bloodiest war, despite the fact that Galveston was a focal point of hostilities throughout the conflict. As other Southern ports fell to the Union, Galveston emerged as one of the Confederacy's only lifelines to the outside world. When the war ended in 1865, Galveston was the only major port still in Confederate hands. In this beautifully written narrative history, Ed Cotham draws upon years of archival and on-site research, as well as rare historical photographs, drawings, and maps, to chronicle the Civil War years in Galveston. His story encompasses all the military engagements that took place in the city and on Galveston Bay, including the dramatic Battle of Galveston, in which Confederate forces retook the city on New Year's Day, 1863. Cotham sets the events in Galveston within the overall conduct of the war, revealing how the city's loss was a great strategic impediment to the North. Through his pages pass major figures of the era, as well as ordinary soldiers, sailors, and citizens of Galveston, whose courage in the face of privation and danger adds an inspiring dimension to the story.

The Early History of Galveston, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Author : Joseph O. Dyer
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266425793
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (257 download)

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Download or read book The Early History of Galveston, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by Joseph O. Dyer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Early History of Galveston, Vol. 1 Galveston Island was charted as early as 1526 at Seville, the Casa de Contratacion controlling the trade of the colonies: This tribunal, whilst it permitted colonization, insisted on all trade being carried on with the mother country (spain) only; that all merchandise had to be carried in Spanish vessels, and that the colonies should not antagonize the mother country's trade in either oil or wine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Galveston and the 1900 Storm

Author : Patricia Bellis Bixel
Publisher : Univ of TX + ORM
ISBN 13 : 0292753950
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Galveston and the 1900 Storm written by Patricia Bellis Bixel and published by Univ of TX + ORM. This book was released on 2013-02-08 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spur Award Nominee: How Galveston, Texas, reinvented itself after historic disaster: “A riveting narrative . . . Absorbing [and] well-illustrated.” —Library Journal The Galveston storm of 1900 reduced a cosmopolitan and economically vibrant city to a wreckage-strewn wasteland where survivors struggled without shelter, power, potable water, or even the means to summon help. At least 6,000 of the city's 38,000 residents died in the hurricane. Many observers predicted that Galveston would never recover and urged that the island be abandoned. Instead, the citizens of Galveston seized the opportunity, not just to rebuild, but to reinvent the city in a thoughtful, intentional way that reformed its government, gave women a larger role in its public life, and made it less vulnerable to future storms and flooding. This extensively illustrated history tells the full story of the 1900 Storm and its long-term effects. The authors draw on survivors’ accounts to vividly recreate the storm and its aftermath. They describe the work of local relief agencies, aided by Clara Barton and the American Red Cross, and show how their short-term efforts grew into lasting reforms. At the same time, the authors reveal that not all Galvestonians benefited from the city’s rebirth, as African Americans found themselves increasingly shut out from civic participation by Jim Crow segregation laws. As the centennial of the 1900 Storm prompts remembrance and reassessment, this complete account will be essential and fascinating reading for all who seek to understand Galveston’s destruction and rebirth. Runner-up, Spur Award for Best Western Nonfiction—Contemporary, Western Writers Of America

Isaac's Storm

Author : Erik Larson
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0375708278
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (757 download)

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Download or read book Isaac's Storm written by Erik Larson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2000-07-11 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of The Devil in the White City, here is the true story of the deadliest hurricane in history. National Bestseller September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people in what remains the greatest natural disaster in American history--and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devastating personal tragedy. Using Cline's own telegrams, letters, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the science of hurricanes, Erik Larson builds a chronicle of one man's heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude. Riveting, powerful, and unbearably suspenseful, Isaac's Storm is the story of what can happen when human arrogance meets the great uncontrollable force of nature.

Galveston

Author : Gary Cartwright
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 0875655092
Total Pages : 505 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (756 download)

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Download or read book Galveston written by Gary Cartwright and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1998-08-01 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Galveston—a small, flat island off the Texas Gulf coast—has seen some of the state's most amazing history and fascinating people. First settled by the Karankawa Indians, long suspected of cannibalism, it was where the stranded Cabeza de Vaca came ashore in the 16th century. Pirate Jean Lafitte used it as a hideout in the early 1800s and both General Sam Houston and General James Long (with his wife, Jane, the “Mother of Texas”) stayed on its shores. More modern notable names on the island include Robert Kleberg and the Moody, Sealy and Kempner families who dominated commerce and society well into the twentieth century. Captured by both sides during the Civil War and the scene of a devastating sea battle, the city flourished during Reconstruction and became a leading port, an exporter of grain and cotton, a terminal for two major railroads, and site of fabulous Victorian buildings—homes, hotels, the Grand Opera House, the Galveston Pavilion (first building in Texas to have electric lights). It was, writes Cartwright, “the largest, bawdiest, and most important city between New Orleans and San Francisco.” This country's worst natural disaster—the Galveston hurricane of 1900—left the city in shambles, with one sixth of its population dead. But Galveston recovered. During Prohibition rum-running and bootlegging flourished; after the repeal, a variety of shady activities earned the city the nickname “The Free State of Galveston.” In recent years Galveston has focused on civic reform and restoration of its valuable architectural and cultural heritage. Over 500 buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and an annual "Dickens on the Strand" festival brings thousands of tourists to the island city each December. Yet Galveston still witnesses colorful incidents and tells stories of descendants of the ruling families, as Cartwright demonstrates with wry humor in a new epilogue written specially for this edition of Galveston. First published in 1991 by Atheneum.

Galveston's Red Light District

Author : Kimber Fountain
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439664927
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Galveston's Red Light District written by Kimber Fountain and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A local historian recounts nearly seventy years of seduction and scandal along the Texas Gulf Coast in this lively chronicle of Galveston’s notorious past. Known today as a colorful resort destination featuring family entertainment and a thriving arts district, Galveston, Texas, was once notorious for its flourishing vice economy and infamous red-light district. Called simply “The Line,” the unassuming five blocks of Postoffice Street came alive every night with wild parties and generous offerings of love for sale. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, The Line was a stubborn mainstay of the island cityscape until it was finally shut down in the 1950s. But ridding Galveston of prostitution would prove much more difficult than putting a padlock on the front door. In Galveston’s Red Light District, Texas historian Kimber Fountain pursues the sequestered story of women who wanted to make their own rules and the city that wanted to let them.

Early History of Galveston

Author : John Sidney Thrasher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Early History of Galveston written by John Sidney Thrasher and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Horrors of History: City of the Dead

Author : T. Neill Anderson
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1607345358
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Horrors of History: City of the Dead written by T. Neill Anderson and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year was 1900--a time before cars, evacuation routes, and up-to-the-minute weather reports. It was the day the deadliest storm in US history hammered Galveston, Texas. It was the day an entire island city was nearly wiped from existence. At the onset of the hurricane, Albert Campbell and the other boys at the orphanage kicked and splashed in the emerging puddles. Daisy Thorne read letters from her fiancé, and Sam Young wondered if his telegram had reached the mainland, warning his family of the weather. Just a few hours later, torrential rains and crushing tidal waves had flooded the metropolis. Winds upwards of one hundred miles per hour swept entire houses and trees down the streets. Debris slashed through the air; bodies whirled amid the rushing waters. Albert, Daisy, and Sam weren’t safe. No one was. Based on an historic natural disaster, CITY OF THE DEAD weaves together a shocking story where some miraculously survive . . . and many others are tragically lost. CITY OF THE DEAD is the first book in the Horrors of History series. The series commemorates horrific, life-changing events in our nation's past. Each novel makes history accessible with a combination of thorough research, descriptions of a specific time period, narrative accounts of actual historical persons, and fictionalized characters.

Mythic Galveston

Author : Susan Wiley Hardwick
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801868870
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (688 download)

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Download or read book Mythic Galveston written by Susan Wiley Hardwick and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mythic Galveston: Reinventing America's Third Coast, Susan Wiley Hardwick examines Galveston's rapid rise and the myth created by immigrants and boosters of an abundant island with a highly temperate, even tropical, climate, ideal for settlement. Hardwick's historical analysis focuses on immigrant settlement patterns and the important contributions to Galveston's evolving sense of place made by diverse ethnic and racial groups."--BOOK JACKET.