03611nam 2200685 450 991045982660332120200520144314.00-292-76747-1(CKB)3710000000331744(EBL)3571818(SSID)ssj0001422036(PQKBManifestationID)11770467(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001422036(PQKBWorkID)11424494(PQKB)11449733(MiAaPQ)EBC3571818(Au-PeEL)EBL3571818(CaPaEBR)ebr11010504(OCoLC)899987445(EXLCZ)99371000000033174420150203h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe city in Texas a history /David G. McCombFirst edition.Austin, Texas :University of Texas Press,2015.©20151 online resource (353 p.)Bridwell Texas History SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-292-76746-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Introduction: Theories, Definitions, Historians""; ""Part One: First Things""; ""1. The Lay of the Land""; ""2. The Influence of the Native Americans""; ""3. The Towns of the Spanish Empire in Texas""; ""4. The Coming of the Americans""; ""5. The Towns of the Texas Revolution""; ""Part Two: The Dirt Road Frontier, 1836-1900""; ""6. Major Events""; ""7. The Dirt Road""; ""8. Migration: Gone to Texas""; ""9. The Evolution of San Antonio""; ""10. The German Towns of Texas""; ""11. The Coastal Ports""; ""12. The River Ports""; ""13. The Political Towns""; ""14. The Military Towns""""15. The Railroad Towns""""16. The Lumber Towns""; ""Untitled""; ""Part Three: The Amenities of City Life, 1900-1950""; ""18. The Rural to Urban Shift""; ""19. The Great Galveston Storm""; ""20. Spindletop and Beaumont""; ""21. The Oil Towns""; ""22. The Elite Rule of the Cities""; ""23. The World War I Era""; ""24. The Entrancement of the City""; ""25. The Great Depression""; ""26. World War II""; ""27. The Immediate Postwar Years""; ""Part Four: Great Texas Cities, 1950-2012""; ""28. Population and Urban Expansion""; ""29. Suburbs and Subdivisions""; ""30. Segregation and Integration""""31. The Hispanic Identity""""32. John F. Kennedy and Dallas""; ""33. The Voting Rights Act and the Cities""; ""34. Land Transportation""; ""35. Airlines and Airports""; ""36. Urban Excellence in Texas""; ""37. Houston, a Renaissance City""; ""38. The Infrastructure for Excellence""; ""39. The City and the State: A Conundrum""; ""Notes""; ""Suggestions for Further Reading""; ""Index""Bridwell Texas history series.Cities and townsTexasHistoryCities and townsTexasGrowthHistoryCity and town lifeTexasHistoryFrontier and pioneer lifeTexasTexasHistoryTexasSocial conditionsTexasEconomic conditionsElectronic books.Cities and townsHistory.Cities and townsGrowthHistory.City and town lifeHistory.Frontier and pioneer life307.7609764McComb David G.861654MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459826603321The city in Texas1922766UNINA