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Unforgettable Galveston Characters

Author : Jan Johnson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439665311
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Unforgettable Galveston Characters written by Jan Johnson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-24 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From financiers of the Texas Revolution to contestants in the Pageant of Pulchritude, the shores of Galveston enticed and cultivated a host of memorable men and women. Bishops and bookies, concert pianists and cotton tycoons--all left an indelible print on their remarkable home. Magnolia Willis Sealy and the members of the Women's Health Protective Association reshaped the ravages of the Great Storm into the glories of the Oleander City. The benevolent activism of Norris Wright Cuney transformed the social landscape, while actress Charlotte Walker and painter Boyer Gonzales Sr. extended the island's cultural reach abroad. Jan Johnson keeps company with Galveston's most fascinating characters.

Yellow Fever on Galveston Island

Author : Jan Johnson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467146552
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Yellow Fever on Galveston Island written by Jan Johnson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jan Johnson provides a definitive account of Galveston's fight against outbreaks of Yellow Fever, which transformed an island paradise into the City of Dreadful Death. In the summer of Galveston's founding year, a mysterious malady accompanied by black vomit descended upon the inhabitants. Names for the devastating plague came quick and fast as the body count rose. Saffron Scourge. Bronze John. Yellow Jack. Yellow Fever. The disease's cause and cure remained elusive, as did the medical institutions Galveston would need treat the illness. Four thousand souls perished in nine epidemics between 1839 and 1867. By the time of Galveston's final Yellow Fever outbreak in 1903, however, residents were better informed and equipped. Discover the key figures and pivotal events of the island city's experience with the mosquito-borne disease.

Galveston

Author : Suzanne Morris
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504029011
Total Pages : 669 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Galveston written by Suzanne Morris and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful and absorbing story of three women whose lives shaped—and were inevitably shaped by—the success and failure of a city; a story that strangely parallels the intriguing history of this island of lost dreams.

The Galveston Chronicles

Author : Audra Martin D'Aroma
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780983326014
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book The Galveston Chronicles written by Audra Martin D'Aroma and published by . This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Galveston through the eyes of women whose lives were closely intertwined with the history of the Island.

Galveston

Author : P. G. Nagle
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780812565737
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book Galveston written by P. G. Nagle and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-07-13 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle for Galveston 1862 The island city of Galveston, a vital port where blockade runners bring key supplies into the Confederacy from abroad, is suddenly occupied by the Union, blockaded by navy vessels, cut off from the Texas mainland by the enemy. Jamie Russell, an artillery officer in the Valverde Battery and veteran of battles in New Mexico, has a personal stake in the safety of the city--his sister Emma and their Aunt May are trapped there. But Jamie also has the ear of General Magruder in Houston. If the Confederate army can retake the harbor, it will be a powerful victory for the South, and will enable Jamie's family to flee to safer quarters. If, on the other hand, the New Year dawns with the Yankees still holding Galveston and reinforcements on the way, it may be too late for Jamie's kin and for the hopes of the Confederacy's blockade runners. Jamie and his allies have but one chance, a daring attack on the Union ships. If it works, they are heroes. If they fail, all Texas may be open to invasion by the Yankees.

The Medicine Woman of Galveston

Author : Amanda Skenandore
Publisher : Kensington
ISBN 13 : 1496741684
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (967 download)

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Download or read book The Medicine Woman of Galveston written by Amanda Skenandore and published by Kensington. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of The Nurse’s Secret delivers a haunting new book based on true history perfect for readers of Kristin Hannah, Ellen Marie Wiseman, and Donna Everhart. This spellbinding story of a determined female doctor pushed into life as part of a menacing swindler’s traveling medicine show in order to support her son is rife with unflinching prose and set against the backdrop of the devastating Galveston Hurricane of 1900. "Perfect on so many levels that I don't even know where to begin." —Addison Armstrong, Author of The War Librarian Once a trailblazer in the field of medicine, Dr. Tucia Hatherley hasn’t touched a scalpel or stethoscope since she made a fatal mistake in the operating theater. Instead, she works in a corset factory, striving to earn enough to support her disabled son. When even that livelihood is threatened, Tucia is left with one option—to join a wily, charismatic showman named Huey and become part of his traveling medicine show. Her medical license lends the show a pretense of credibility, but the cures and tonics Tucia is forced to peddle are little more than purgatives and bathwater. Loathing the duplicity, even as she finds uneasy kinship with the other misfit performers, Tucia vows to leave as soon as her debts are paid and start a new life with her son—if Huey will ever let her go. When the show reaches Galveston, Texas, Tucia tries to break free from Huey, only to be pulled even deeper into his schemes. But there is a far greater reckoning ahead, as a September storm becomes a devastating hurricane that will decimate the Gulf Coast—and challenge Tucia to recover her belief in medicine, in the goodness of others—and in herself.

The Medicine Woman of Galveston: Sneak Peek

Author : Amanda Skenandore
Publisher : Kensington Books
ISBN 13 : 1496754581
Total Pages : 71 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (967 download)

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Download or read book The Medicine Woman of Galveston: Sneak Peek written by Amanda Skenandore and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2024-03-01 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be one of the first to read this sneak preview sample edition! Caught in the great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, a female doctor who’s joined a traveling medicine show to support her disabled son is forced to weather the storm and its aftermath in a town hostile to the troupe’s unconventional ways but desperate for their help. Readers of Ellen Marie Wiseman, Sandra Dallas, and Sara Donati will be captivated by this story of medical historical fiction by Amanda Skenandore, registered nurse and acclaimed author of The Nurse’s Secret and The Second Life of Mirielle West. Once a trailblazer in the field of medicine, Dr. Tucia Hatherley hasn’t touched a scalpel or stethoscope since she made a fatal mistake in the operating theater. Instead, she works in a corset factory, striving to earn enough to support her disabled son. When even that livelihood is threatened, Tucia is left with one option—to join a wily, charismatic showman named Huey and become part of his traveling medicine show. Her medical license lends the show a pretense of credibility, but the cures and tonics Tucia is forced to peddle are little more than purgatives and bathwater. Loathing the duplicity, even as she finds uneasy kinship with the other misfit performers, Tucia vows to leave as soon as her debts are paid and start a new life with her son—if Huey will ever let her go. When the show reaches Galveston, Texas, Tucia tries to break free from Huey, only to be pulled even deeper into his schemes. But there is a far greater reckoning ahead, as a September storm becomes a devastating hurricane that will decimate the Gulf Coast—and challenge Tucia to recover her belief in medicine, in the goodness of others—and in herself.

My Heart Belongs in Galveston, Texas

Author : Kathleen Y'Barbo
Publisher : Barbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1683225023
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book My Heart Belongs in Galveston, Texas written by Kathleen Y'Barbo and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey now to Galveston, Texas, of 1880... Where is Mrs. Smith’s granddaughter? Who is the mysterious Mrs. Smith? Pinkerton agent Jonah Cahill is hired by the mysterious widow to find her lost granddaughter, rumored to be living in Galveston, Texas. Though Jonah prefers to travel alone, Mrs. Smith insists that she and her companion accompany him. Madeline Latour, investigative reporter, has been acting as Mrs. Smith’s assistant for several months, and Madeline will not allow anyone—even a Pinkerton agent—to ruin the story of a lifetime. The pair forges an uneasy truce as the investigation grows dangerous. Is there a bigger story beyond a missing girl to be revealed? More from My Heart Belongs in Series... My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss: Priscilla's Reveille by Erica Vetsch (January 2017) My Heart Belongs in the Superstition Mountains: Carmella's Quandary by Susan Page Davis (March 2017) My Heart Belongs in Ruby City, Idaho: Rebecca's Plight by Susanne Dietze (May 2017) My Heart Belongs in the Shenandoah Valley: Lily's Dilemma by Andrea Boeshaar (September 2017)

Galveston

Author : Nic Pizzolatto
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439166668
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Galveston written by Nic Pizzolatto and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After being diagnosed with lung cancer, Roy Cady kills the men hired by his loan shark boss to kill him, and flees to Galveston, Texas, with a prostitute and her young sister, where they face more problems.

The Drowning House

Author : Elizabeth Black
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385535872
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book The Drowning House written by Elizabeth Black and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping suspense story about a woman who returns to Galveston, Texas after a personal tragedy and is irresistibly drawn into the insular world she’s struggled to leave. Photographer Clare Porterfield's once-happy marriage is coming apart, unraveling under the strain of a family tragedy. When she receives an invitation to direct an exhibition in her hometown of Galveston, Texas, she jumps at the chance to escape her grief and reconnect with the island she hasn't seen for ten years. There Clare will have the time and space to search for answers about her troubled past and her family's complicated relationship with the wealthy and influential Carraday family. Soon she finds herself drawn into a century-old mystery involving Stella Carraday. Local legend has it that Stella drowned in her family's house during the Great Hurricane of 1900, hanged by her long hair from the drawing room chandelier. Could Stella have been saved? What is the true nature of Clare's family's involvement? The questions grow like the wildflower vines that climb up the walls and fences of the island. And the closer Clare gets to the answers, the darker and more disturbing the truth becomes. Steeped in the rich local history of Galveston, The Drowning House portrays two families, inextricably linked by tragedy and time. "The Drowning House marks the emergence of an impressive new literary voice. Elizabeth Black's suspenseful inquiry into dark family secrets is enriched by a remarkable succession of images, often minutely observed, that bring characters, setting, and story sharply into focus." —John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Galveston Memories

Author : Bill Cherry
Publisher : Vanjus Press
ISBN 13 : 9780966643848
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Galveston Memories written by Bill Cherry and published by Vanjus Press. This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Collection of stories originally published in the Galveston County Daily News

Dark Water Rising

Author : Marian Hale
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1429981628
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Dark Water Rising written by Marian Hale and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2006-09-19 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I looked and saw water rushing in from Galveston Bay on one side and from the gulf on the other. The two seas met in the middle of Broadway, swirling over the wooden paving blocks, and I couldn't help but shudder at the sight. All of Galveston appeared to be under water. Galveston, Texas, may be the booming city of the brand-new twentieth century, but to Seth, it is the end of a dream. He longs to be a carpenter like his father, but his family has moved to Galveston so he can go to a good school. Still, the last few weeks of summer might not be so bad. Seth has a real job as a builder and the beach is within walking distance. Things seem to be looking up, until a storm warning is raised one sweltering afternoon. No one could have imagined anything like this. Giant walls of water crash in from the sea. Shingles and bricks are deadly missiles flying through the air. People not hit by flying debris are swept away by rushing water. Forget the future, Seth and his family will be lucky to survive the next twenty-four hours. Dark Water Rising is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Urban Ports and Harbor Management

Author : Marc J. Hershman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351690396
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Urban Ports and Harbor Management written by Marc J. Hershman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this book, first published in 1988, explore the changes that have occurred in the modern harbour in the 1970s and 1980s and the many roles of the public port in stimulating or responding to these changes. The goal of this study is to understand the modern harbour and public port and the contemporary pressures on them. The contributors’ disciplines range among geography, law, business, political science, and marine affairs.

Unforgettable

Author : Eric James Stone
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1625794770
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (257 download)

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Download or read book Unforgettable written by Eric James Stone and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2015-12-16 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRADE PAPERBACK ORIGINAL. Out of sight, out of mind. In the near future, a fluke of quantum mechanics renders Nat Morgan utterly forgettable. No one can remember he exists for more than a minute after he's gone. It's a useful ability for his career as a CIA agent, even if he has to keep reminding his boss that he exists. Nat's attempt to steal a quantum chip prototype is thwarted when a former FSB agent, Yelena Semyonova, attempts to steal the same technology for the Russion mob. Along with a brilliant Iranian physicist who wants to defect, Nat and Yelena must work together to stop a ruthless billionaire from finishing a quantum supercomputer that will literally control the fate of the world. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About Unforgettable: "[A]n ingenious and sympathetic hero who earns readers goodwill and expectations for a strong ongoing series."ÊPublishers Weekly About the work of Eric James Stone: _[O]ne of the most interesting writers of the decade. . . .îÊEncyclopedia of Science Fiction _The author creates a clever plot and characters worth rooting for, all leading to an exciting climax.îÊTangent Online _This one has the feel of a classic . . . a must read.îÊSF Site

The Last Karankawas

Author : Kimberly Garza
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 1250819865
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book The Last Karankawas written by Kimberly Garza and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • An Indie Next Pick • Named a Most Anticipated and Must-Read Book by BuzzFeed, Book Riot, and Ms. Magazine • One of Washington Independent Review of Books' Favorite Books of 2022 "Vivid . . . Garza's accomplished debut enriches the public imagination of this corner of America, and the communities within." —Melissa Chadburn, The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) A blazing and kaleidoscopic debut about a tight-knit community of Mexican and Filipino American families on the Texas coast from a voice you won't soon forget. Welcome to Galveston, Texas. Population 50,241. Carly Castillo has only ever known Galveston. Her grandmother Magdalena claims that they descend from the Karankawas, an extinct indigenous Texan tribe, thereby tethering them to the land. Meanwhile, her boyfriend and all-star shortstop turned seaman, Jess, treasures the salty, familiar air. He’s gotten chances to leave for bigger cities, but he didn’t take them then and he sure as hell won’t now. When word spreads of a storm gathering strength offshore known as Hurricane Ike, each Galveston resident must make a difficult decision: board up the windows and hunker down or flee inland and abandon their hard-won homes. Moving through the extraordinary lives of these characters and the many individuals who circle them, The Last Karankawas weaves together a multitude of voices to present a lyrical, emotionally charged portrait of everyday survival. The result is an unforgettable exploration of familial inheritance, human resilience, and the histories we assign to ourselves.

Logan's Gem

Author : Donna M. Daniel
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1477179046
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (771 download)

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Download or read book Logan's Gem written by Donna M. Daniel and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-09-21 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Going Back to Galveston

Author : M. Jimmie Killingsworth
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1603442944
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Going Back to Galveston written by M. Jimmie Killingsworth and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this witty, thoughtful, and clear-eyed look at a place that has engaged the imaginations and energies of generations of Galvestonians, Texans, and others, writer M. Jimmie Killingsworth and photographer Geoff Winningham reflect on the various Galvestons—virtual and real, natural and artificial—that compete and overlap to create a location, a destination, and the defining experiences associated with “going to Galveston.” From the tepid, still waters and steamy beaches of the Texas Gulf Coast to the computerized, air-conditioned seductions of places like Moody Gardens and the Rainforest Café, Galveston offers a wide array of opportunities for observation of the frequently ironic interplay of human and natural history. Killingsworth’s affectionate, wry prose and Winningham’s distinctive, surprising images offer a unique tribute to Galveston’s past, present, and future: a barrier island that once hosted native peoples, shipwrecked Spaniards, and buccaneers; a birding hotspot that draws nature watchers from all over the world to its estuarine and bay habitats; a hurricane-buffeted city built for tourism, with a storied—sometimes shady—nightlife, a restored historic downtown district, and a trucked-in beach. Going Back to Galveston is a deeply personal meditation on why and how people relate to the places they love. With Killingsworth and Winningham as your guides, explore the multisensory realities: bays and beaches, birding and fishing; grand hotels and Victorian mansions alongside tumbledown docks and sleazy bars; glitzy, modern palaces of recreation and posh eateries competing with fast-food joints and vendors of tourist trinkets. Going Back to Galveston is an excursion you can carry in your hand—one you’ll want to take again and again.