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Galveston Seawall Chronicles

Author : Kimber Fountain
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439660530
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Galveston Seawall Chronicles written by Kimber Fountain and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Along Galveston's Gulf Coast runs a seventeen-foot-high, ten-mile-long protective barrier--a response to the nation's all-time deadliest natural disaster. The seawall remains a stoic protector more than a century later, shielding the island from much more than physical destruction. As the foundation of Seawall Boulevard, this structure created an entirely new tourism industry that buoyed the city's economy through war, the Great Depression and hurricanes. Adapting to the cultural trends and political movements that defined the past century, the seawall represents the unbreakable spirit of Galveston's resilient population and provides a fascinating glimpse into bygone times.

Galveston Chronicles

Author : Donald Willett
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625846401
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Galveston Chronicles written by Donald Willett and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named for Bernardo de Galvez and established in 1839, Galveston measures just over two hundred square miles. In early Texas history, however, it was actually the largest city in the Lone Star State, as well as a hugely important port that would become a strategic target during the Civil War. The Oleander City survived the depredations of war and flourished, a resilience it would also display in the wake of the devastating hurricane of 1900. From early cannibals and pirates to the woman suffrage movement and Nazi POWs, Galveston's amazing story continues to evolve today. Join thirteen of Texas's most noted scholars and historians as they share this remarkable island history.

Galveston Chronicles

Author : Donald Willett
Publisher : American Chronicles
ISBN 13 : 9781626191822
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book Galveston Chronicles written by Donald Willett and published by American Chronicles. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A collection of pieces on Galveston history"--

Maceos and The Free State of Galveston, The: An Authorized History

Author : Kimber Fountain
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467143537
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Maceos and The Free State of Galveston, The: An Authorized History written by Kimber Fountain and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the long and colorful history of Galveston, no name has embodied the "Spirit of the Island" quite like the name Maceo. Two penniless Sicilian immigrants rose from modest beginnings to lead an entire city to prosperity, yet the nature of their industry and its abrupt and embarrassing end resulted in a legacy cloaked in stereotypes and rumor. For nearly forty years, Sam and Rose Maceo ruled a far-reaching underground economy of illegal booze and gambling but used their influence to infuse the "Free State of Galveston" with glamour, fame and fortune--a vision later used as a template for Las Vegas. The island city responded in kind, and its acceptance of the Maceos insulated their empire for decades. Pairing personal interviews of living descendants with her own meticulous research, Kimber Fountain lifts the veil on the Maceo family's closely guarded heritage.

Galveston’s Red Light District: A History of The Line

Author : Kimber Fountain
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467138835
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Galveston’s Red Light District: A History of The Line written by Kimber Fountain and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known today as a colorful resort destination featuring family entertainment and a thriving arts district, Galveston 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 hourly love. A stubborn mainstay of the island cityscape for nearly seventy years, it finally shut down in the late 1950s. But ridding Galveston of prostitution would prove much more difficult than putting a padlock on the front door. Kimber Fountain pursues the sequestered story of women who wanted to make their own rules and the city that wanted to let them.

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.

A History Lover's Guide to Galveston

Author : Tristan Smith
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1540260070
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book A History Lover's Guide to Galveston written by Tristan Smith and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide through the history of the Playground of the Southwest. Established in 1839, Galveston was the largest city in Texas for much of the state's early history. The island city has hosted the likes of Cabeza de Vaca, Jean Lafitte, Sam Houston, Jack Johnson, King Vidor, and Sam Maceo. A strategic target during the Civil War and military stronghold during both World Wars, Galveston endured through countless calamities, including the most damaging hurricane to hit the United States. From historic mansions to long-hidden outposts of the vice district, author Tristan Smith surveys the best places to catch a glimpse of the Oleander City's past, whether that comes in the form of museum treasure or Seawall panorama.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1478 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Commercial and Financial Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 1478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Battle on the Bay

Author : Edward T. Cotham, Jr.
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292782470
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Battle on the Bay written by Edward T. Cotham, Jr. and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 253 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.

Island of Color

Author : Izola Ethel Fedford Collins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781418469740
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book Island of Color written by Izola Ethel Fedford Collins and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architecture for Hiring is a practical tool for those tasked with hiring for the church or para-church organization. It carries an unambiguous message that interviewing is first intentional and then spiritual/intuitive. The book offers tools that will help any interviewer improve and increase the intentionality of her or his interview process that evaluates credentials, competencies, character, chemistry and capacity. By using this criterion both the interviewer and the interviewee are able to make an informed, intelligent, objective and spiritual decision about a ministry relationship.

The Maceos and the Free State of Galveston

Author : Kimber Fountain
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143966899X
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book The Maceos and the Free State of Galveston written by Kimber Fountain and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the long and colorful history of Galveston, no name has embodied the "Spirit of the Island" quite like the name Maceo. Two penniless Sicilian immigrants rose from modest beginnings to lead an entire city to prosperity, yet the nature of their industry and its abrupt and embarrassing end resulted in a legacy cloaked in stereotypes and rumor. For nearly forty years, Sam and Rose Maceo ruled a far-reaching underground economy of illegal booze and gambling but used their influence to infuse the "Free State of Galveston" with glamour, fame and fortune--a vision later used as a template for Las Vegas. The island city responded in kind, and its acceptance of the Maceos insulated their empire for decades. Pairing personal interviews of living descendants with her own meticulous research, Kimber Fountain lifts the veil on the Maceo family's closely guarded heritage.

The Commercial & Financial Chronicle ...

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1122 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Commercial & Financial Chronicle ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 1122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Ranger Ideal Volume 2

Author : Darren L. Ivey
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574417444
Total Pages : 816 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book The Ranger Ideal Volume 2 written by Darren L. Ivey and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They say everything is bigger in Texas, and the Lone Star State can certainly boast of immense ranches, vast oil fields, enormous cowboy hats, and larger-than-life heroes. Among the greatest of the latter are the iconic Texas Rangers, a service that has existed, in one form or another, since 1823. Established in Waco in 1968, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum continues to honor these legendary symbols of Texas and the American West. While upholding a proud heritage of duty and sacrifice, even men who wear the cinco peso badge can have their own champions. Thirty-one individuals—whose lives span more than two centuries—have been enshrined in the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame. In The Ranger Ideal Volume 2: Texas Rangers in the Hall of Fame, 1874-1930, Darren L. Ivey presents capsule biographies of the twelve inductees who served Texas in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Ivey begins with John B. Jones, who directed his Rangers through their development from state troops to professional lawmen; then covers Leander H. McNelly, John B. Armstrong, James B. Gillett, Jesse Lee Hall, George W. Baylor, Bryan Marsh, and Ira Aten—the men who were responsible for some of the Rangers’ most legendary feats. Ivey concludes with James A. Brooks, William J. McDonald, John R. Hughes, and John H. Rogers, the “Four Great Captains” who guided the Texas Rangers into the twentieth century.

Barksdale Chronicles in America

Author : Robert Groves
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1452059977
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Barksdale Chronicles in America written by Robert Groves and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-08-20 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barksdale Chronicles in America, Volume I is the first published book by Maj Robert A. Groves. His research into his maternal ancestors began at the millennium due, in large part, to the colorful family stories he recalled his mother and her siblings sharing during his childhood. Family chronicles define and preserve the contributions of ancestors to their families and communities. Through a study of our roots, we gain an appreciation of what helped shape us as individuals and citizens. This edition captures but a small part of the Barksdale family as it starts out in the New World. As followed through the lineage of John Hickerson Barksdale, early ancestors began forging a life for themselves in Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas. They courageously served their country in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. Some dipped their toes into the political waters of our country and served their communities, states and nation as elected officials. Using their creativeness, they turned resources available to them into entrepreneurial opportunities in agriculture, merchandising, and manufacturing. Some heard a higher calling and faced the moral issues of the time from rural pulpits. Indeed, the early Barksdale ancestors played a vital role in shaping the communities where they settled and the environment into which following generations were born.

Commercial and Financial Chronicle Bankers Gazette, Commercial Times, Railway Monitor and Insurance Journal

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1392 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Commercial and Financial Chronicle Bankers Gazette, Commercial Times, Railway Monitor and Insurance Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 1392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The World's Chronicle

Author : Eleanor Atkinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book The World's Chronicle written by Eleanor Atkinson and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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.