Galveston : a history / by David G. McComb.

Main entry:

McComb, David G.

Title & Author:

Galveston : a history / by David G. McComb.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 1986.

Description:

267, [16] pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-256) and index.
The Edge of Time -- The New York of Texas -- The Oleander City -- The Great Storm and the Technological Response -- The Free State of Galveston -- Galveston Island: Its Time Has Come...Again
Kate Broocks Bates Award entry.

Summary:

"One of the best studies of Galveston history." --Maury Darst, Galveston historian "Maybe it's the mention of familiar places, the old names, or maybe it's remembering oral history recited in countless family car trips across the causeway. Whatever thereason, there seems to be a slight aroma of salt air coming from these pages." --Dallas Morning News 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˜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 at the forefront of a trend in writing urban biographies emphasizing technology as the dynamic force in urban development. David McComb explores this often contradictory relationship between technology and the city, and provides a guide to both Galveston history and the dynamics of urban development.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0292720491
9780292720497
029272053X (pbk.)
9780292720534 (pbk.)

Subject:

Galveston Region (Tex.)
Galveston (Tex.) History.
Galveston Region (Tex.) History.
Galveston (Tex) History.
Texas Galveston.
Texas Galveston Region.
United States, Texas, Galveston, Galveston History.
United States, Texas, Galveston History.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 128556
Call No.: ID:86-B6615
Status: Available

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