The birth of a Texas ghost town : Thurber, 1886-1933 / / Mary Jane Gentry ; edited and with an introduction by T. Lindsay Baker ; foreword by Larry Gatlin

• Autore: Gentry Mary Jane <1912-1996.>
• Pubblicazione: College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xl, 205 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 976.4/551
• Soggetto topico: Ghost towns - Texas - History; Immigrants - Texas - Thurber - Social life and customs; Coal miners - Texas - Thurber - History; Coal trade - Texas - Thurber - History; Brick trade - Texas - Thurber - History
• Soggetto geografico: Thurber (Tex.) History; Thurber (Tex.) Social life and customs; Thurber (Tex.) Ethnic relations; Thurber (Tex.) Economic conditions
• Altri autori: BakerT. Lindsay GatlinLarry
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-191) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Editor's Preface -- Editor's Introduction -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Coal and Brick -- Chapter 3 Labor Difficulties -- Chapter 4 Texas Pacific Mercantile & -- Manufacturing Company -- Chapter 5 Living Conditions -- Chapter 6 Recreation -- Chapter 7 Foreign Population -- Chapter 8 Abandonment -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: The birth of a Texas ghost town
• ISBN: 1-60344-397-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825943103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Tarleton State University southwestern studies in the humanities ; ; no. 22.