LEADER 04276nam 2200733 450 001 9910787221603321 005 20230126212603.0 010 $a0-292-76747-1 024 7 $a10.7560/767461 035 $a(CKB)3710000000331744 035 $a(EBL)3571818 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001422036 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11770467 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001422036 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11424494 035 $a(PQKB)11449733 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3571818 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3571818 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11010504 035 $a(OCoLC)899987445 035 $a(DE-B1597)587072 035 $a(OCoLC)1280943227 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292767478 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000331744 100 $a20150203h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe city in Texas $ea history /$fDavid G. McComb 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aAustin, Texas :$cUniversity of Texas Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (353 p.) 225 1 $aBridwell Texas History Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-292-76746-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 330 2 $a"This book is the first history of cities in Texas, covering the earliest days of Spanish-Mexican towns, the Republic era to about 1940, and metropolitan Texas to the present. Not only is this book a first for Texas, but there seem to be no equivalent books for any other states, so the author has developed new concepts like 'the first road frontier' and the 'rupture' caused by the railroads. McComb emphasizes how railroads and related innovations such as the telegraph and the clock facilitated in urban development"--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aBridwell Texas history series. 606 $aCities and towns$zTexas$xHistory 606 $aCities and towns$zTexas$xGrowth$xHistory 606 $aCity and town life$zTexas$xHistory 606 $aFrontier and pioneer life$zTexas 607 $aTexas$xHistory 607 $aTexas$xSocial conditions 607 $aTexas$xEconomic conditions 615 0$aCities and towns$xHistory. 615 0$aCities and towns$xGrowth$xHistory. 615 0$aCity and town life$xHistory. 615 0$aFrontier and pioneer life 676 $a307.7609764 700 $aMcComb$b David G.$0861654 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787221603321 996 $aThe city in Texas$93678531 997 $aUNINA