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Author : Stanley Siegel
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
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Download or read book Houston, a Chronicle of the Supercity on Buffalo Bayou written by Stanley Siegel and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Margaret O. Killinger
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 162349897X
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (234 download)
Download or read book Painted Flowers Shouldn't Talk Back written by Margaret O. Killinger and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-24 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Painted Flowers Shouldn’t Talk Back tells the story of a suburban women’s art collective that painted together in Houston, Texas, from 1970 to 1977. They called themselves the Garden Artists, though their subjects were much more varied than just garden views. Author Margaret Killinger’s artful narrative illustrates how these women creatively confronted profound sociocultural challenges through decorative art. Some discovered much-needed financial independence and personal freedom through the group; others, camaraderie and gratification outside home and marriage. Still others found a welcome reprieve from the demands of motherhood, the confines of suburban conformity, or the sinking weight of grief. They collectively learned to confront stark walls and to determine what they could and could not live with, all the while enjoying art and each other. Framed by Killinger’s 2008 group interview conducted in Houston, the story moves via memories and other interviews to El Paso, Austin, San Antonio, Santa Fe, and New Orleans. The women’s story is furthermore told under the shadow of Killinger’s own search for answers. She began exploring the women’s lives after the sudden, quiet death of her mother, a portrait artist and peripheral member of the group who collapsed and died in 2004, when she was just sixty-five years old. Nancy Alvarez—the eccentric, hilarious leader of the Garden Artists who shaped each of their stories—died one year later, also sixty-five. To make sense of these losses, Killinger looks back to when the women were prolific Houston artists with Nancy as their quirky guide, a time when they were arguably most alive. Resolution comes through deciphering what their art meant to them back then and exploring what it could mean for readers today.
Author : Kate Sayen Kirkland
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292748469
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book The Hogg Family and Houston written by Kate Sayen Kirkland and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2012-09-21 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progressive former governor James Stephen Hogg moved his business headquarters to Houston in 1905. For seven decades, his children Will, Ima, and Mike Hogg used their political ties, social position, and family fortune to improve the lives of fellow Houstonians. As civic activists, they espoused contested causes like city planning and mental health care. As volunteers, they inspired others to support social service, educational, and cultural programs. As philanthropic entrepreneurs, they built institutions that have long outlived them: the Houston Symphony, the Museum of Fine Arts, Memorial Park, and the Hogg Foundation. The Hoggs had a vision of Houston as a great city—a place that supports access to parklands, music, and art; nurtures knowledge of the "American heritage which unites us"; and provides social service and mental health care assistance. This vision links them to generations of American idealists who advanced a moral response to change. Based on extensive archival sources, The Hogg Family and Houston explains the impact of Hogg family philanthropy for the first time. This study explores how individual ideals and actions influence community development and nurture humanitarian values. It examines how philanthropists and volunteers mold Houston's traditions and mobilize allies to meet civic goals. It argues that Houston's generous citizens have long believed that innovative cultural achievement must balance aggressive economic expansion.
Author : Tristan Smith
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439669368
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book A History Lover's Guide to Houston written by Tristan Smith and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-16 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the history of the Bayou City for Texans, visitors and armchair tourists alike. Houston earned its international reputation as a hub for space flight and the oil industry. But visitors don't need to search out the secrets of the stars or the depths of the earth to experience the impressive legacy of the nation's fourth-largest city. Traverse the streets of downtown and find historic treasures from antebellum Texas. Venture to the outskirts to find the world’s “Eighth Wonder,” as well as the globe’s tallest stone monument and one of its largest ports. Discover why the town’s exceptional heritage of innovation, industry and architecture has sparked a movement to uncover and embrace its historic structures. Join Tristan Smith for an in-depth exploration of Houston’s historic wards.
Author : Fran Dressman
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780890965801
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (658 download)
Download or read book Gus Wortham written by Fran Dressman and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gus S. Wortham was a good businessman. Among other enterprises, he started a highly successful insurance company, American General, and helped to shape the economic institutions of Houston. Gus Wortham was a civic leader, who worked actively in the Chamber of Commerce to influence the city's economic climate and who left the city a legacy of cultural institutions, including the Wortham Theater Center. Gus Wortham was a rancher and land developer. Land: "They aren't making any more if it", he liked to say. So he bought it, developed it, and built a business with it. In short, he became one of the most influential men in the history of Houston. This is the story of his life, his business, his city. Company records and interviews with Wortham's surviving friends and associates combine to make it a thorough account. "Mr. Wortham had an interesting philosophy about several matters in life", writes his longtime friend and business partner Sterling C. Evans in the Foreword. "One was on dollars. With the business dollar, it was immoral not to make money and one had to make sure to receive full value. With the pleasure dollar, if one could afford it, enjoy it and never look back". This old-school Southwestern gentleman lived a life worthy of a movie, and his company, American General, has shaped a city worthy of a television series of its own. Urban and business historians alike will find this book a fascinating study, and those who know, or want to know, Houston will find it an enlightening chronicle.
Author : Karen Gerhardt Britton
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780890965108
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (651 download)
Download or read book Bale O' Cotton written by Karen Gerhardt Britton and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fact and fiction about the process that takes cotton from the field to shipping to market.
Author : David Goldfield
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 0761928847
Total Pages : 1057 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (619 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of American Urban History written by David Goldfield and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1057 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited by one of the leading scholars of urban studies, this encyclopedia offers an accurate and authoritative historical approach to the dramatic urban growth experienced in the United States during the 20th century.
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Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Bibliographic Guide to North American History written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 394 pages
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Download or read book Oil History written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OIL HISTORY is the definitive guide to the romance, history & lore of the global petroleum business. The oilfield's past was wild & woolly, a time of greed, guts, glory & goofups. A lot has been written about those colorful days of yesteryear, from the old ("Venango Oil Regions", 1866) to the new ("The Prize", 1991). OIL HISTORY reviews 810 titles of enormous variety. Look at just the long & the short of it: The encyclopedic ("A Brief History of the Pennsylvania Oil Region," 652 pages) to the terse ("We Drilled Spindletop," 37 pages). Author, publisher, length, date of publication are also provided. The extensive index will help readers find titles by either author or subject. No matter what your interest in the history of the worldwide petroleum business, it's represented in this unique volume. Published in hardcover, the 6-inch by 9-inch OILFIELD HISTORY is handsomely cloth-bound in royal blue with distinguished silver lettering. Order from IADC Publications, P.O. Box 4287, Houston, TX 77210-4287. 713-578-7171, ext. 214, FAX: 713-578-0589.
Author : David G. McComb
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Houston, the Bayou City written by David G. McComb and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1969 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : N. O. Kura
Publisher : Nova Biomedical Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
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Download or read book American Cities written by N. O. Kura and published by Nova Biomedical Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nonfiction books alphabetically listed on eight US cities: Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, and Miami, annotations consist mainly of the publication data, table of contents, Library of Congress classification, and Dewey class number. The books on Baltimore span the typical range of 1880-1999. Perhaps v.1 contains an introduction explaining the authors' purpose, backgrounds, and city selection criteria. Indexed by author and title. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Author : Roberto R. Treviño
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Total Pages : 256 pages
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Download or read book La Fe written by Roberto R. Treviño and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Henry Greene
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record written by Richard Henry Greene and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Crystal Sasse Ragsdale
Publisher : Gandale Associates Houston
ISBN 13 : 9780965978101
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (781 download)
Download or read book Living Longer Than Hate written by Crystal Sasse Ragsdale and published by Gandale Associates Houston. This book was released on 1997 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 298 pages
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Download or read book Subject Guide to Forthcoming Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents by subject the same titles that are listed by author and title in Forthcoming books.
Author : Merle W. Wells
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Total Pages : 264 pages
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Download or read book Idaho, Gem of the Mountains written by Merle W. Wells and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stanley Siegel
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ISBN 13 : 9781892724496
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (244 download)
Download or read book Houston written by Stanley Siegel and published by . This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Houston's rich history comes alive in this engaging tribute to the city. Travel back in time and experience the battle of San Jacinto, the discovery of oil at Spindletop, the city's rivalry with Galveston, the building of the ship channel, the space race, and modern day Houston up to and including Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Meet notable leaders such as Sam Houston, William Marsh Rice and Monroe D. Anderson and the many other civic minded citizens that made Houston the great arts, medical and commercial center it is today. Stanley E. Siegel, professor emeritus at the University of Houston, has published many articles on Texas history and has written four books. Houston resident, John A. Moretta, professor and History Department Chair at Central College, Houston Community College, author of the award-winning William Pitt Ballinger, Texas Lawyer, Southern Statesman, is currently completing a biography of William Penn.
