The city in Texas : a history / / David G. McComb |
Autore | McComb David G. |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.7609764 |
Collana | Bridwell Texas History Series |
Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Texas - History
Cities and towns - Texas - Growth - History City and town life - Texas - History Frontier and pioneer life - Texas |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-292-76747-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""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"" |
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The city in Texas : a history / / David G. McComb |
Autore | McComb David G. |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.7609764 |
Collana | Bridwell Texas History Series |
Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Texas - History
Cities and towns - Texas - Growth - History City and town life - Texas - History Frontier and pioneer life - Texas |
ISBN | 0-292-76747-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""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"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787221603321 |
McComb David G.
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Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 2015 | ||
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The city in Texas : a history / / David G. McComb |
Autore | McComb David G. |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.7609764 |
Collana | Bridwell Texas History Series |
Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Texas - History
Cities and towns - Texas - Growth - History City and town life - Texas - History Frontier and pioneer life - Texas |
ISBN | 0-292-76747-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""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"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818464903321 |
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Freedom colonies [[electronic resource] ] : independent Black Texans in the time of Jim Crow / / by Thad Sitton and James H. Conrad ; with research assistance and photographs by Richard Orton |
Autore | Sitton Thad <1941-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.33/5/089960730794 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ConradJames H |
Collana | Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture |
Soggetto topico |
Freedmen - Texas - History
African American farmers - Texas - History African Americans - Land tenure - Texas - History African Americans - Texas - Economic conditions Agricultural colonies - Texas - History Land settlement - Texas - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-292-79712-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452249603321 |
Sitton Thad <1941->
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Freedom colonies [[electronic resource] ] : independent Black Texans in the time of Jim Crow / / by Thad Sitton and James H. Conrad ; with research assistance and photographs by Richard Orton |
Autore | Sitton Thad <1941-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.33/5/089960730794 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ConradJames H |
Collana | Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture |
Soggetto topico |
Freed persons - Texas - History
African American farmers - Texas - History African Americans - Land tenure - Texas - History African Americans - Texas - Economic conditions Agricultural colonies - Texas - History Land settlement - Texas - History |
ISBN | 0-292-79712-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Terrible Freedom -- 3. Making Do, Getting By -- 4. Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings -- 5. School Days -- 6. Working for the Man -- 7. Decline and Remembrance -- Appendix: Freedmen's Settlements and Other Rural African American Landowner Communities, by County -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777687503321 |
Sitton Thad <1941->
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Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2005 | ||
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Freedom colonies [[electronic resource] ] : independent Black Texans in the time of Jim Crow / / by Thad Sitton and James H. Conrad ; with research assistance and photographs by Richard Orton |
Autore | Sitton Thad <1941-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.33/5/089960730794 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ConradJames H |
Collana | Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture |
Soggetto topico |
Freed persons - Texas - History
African American farmers - Texas - History African Americans - Land tenure - Texas - History African Americans - Texas - Economic conditions Agricultural colonies - Texas - History Land settlement - Texas - History |
ISBN | 0-292-79712-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A Terrible Freedom -- 3. Making Do, Getting By -- 4. Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings -- 5. School Days -- 6. Working for the Man -- 7. Decline and Remembrance -- Appendix: Freedmen's Settlements and Other Rural African American Landowner Communities, by County -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817462903321 |
Sitton Thad <1941->
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The informal and underground economy of the South Texas border [[electronic resource] /] / by Chad Richardson and Michael J. Pisani |
Autore | Richardson Chad <1943-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | xv, 335 p |
Disciplina | 330 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PisaniMichael J. <1962-> |
Collana | Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture |
Soggetto topico |
Informal sector (Economics) - Texas
Informal sector (Economics) - Mexican-American Border Region Labor - Texas Labor - Mexican-American Border Region Crime - Texas Crime - Mexican-American Border Region |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-292-73929-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Culture, structure and the South Texas/Northern Mexico border economy -- Underground economic activities -- Informal economic activities -- Informality and undocumented workers -- Informal cross-border trade -- Border colonias: informality in housing -- The informal health care economy -- Family and welfare informality. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461875903321 |
Richardson Chad <1943->
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The informal and underground economy of the South Texas border [[electronic resource] /] / by Chad Richardson and Michael J. Pisani |
Autore | Richardson Chad <1943-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | xv, 335 p |
Disciplina | 330 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PisaniMichael J. <1962-> |
Collana | Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture |
Soggetto topico |
Informal sector (Economics) - Texas
Informal sector (Economics) - Mexican-American Border Region Labor - Texas Labor - Mexican-American Border Region Crime - Texas Crime - Mexican-American Border Region |
ISBN | 0-292-73929-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Culture, structure and the South Texas/Northern Mexico border economy -- Underground economic activities -- Informal economic activities -- Informality and undocumented workers -- Informal cross-border trade -- Border colonias: informality in housing -- The informal health care economy -- Family and welfare informality. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785933503321 |
Richardson Chad <1943->
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Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2012 | ||
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The informal and underground economy of the South Texas border [[electronic resource] /] / by Chad Richardson and Michael J. Pisani |
Autore | Richardson Chad <1943-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | xv, 335 p |
Disciplina | 330 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PisaniMichael J. <1962-> |
Collana | Jack and Doris Smothers series in Texas history, life, and culture |
Soggetto topico |
Informal sector (Economics) - Texas
Informal sector (Economics) - Mexican-American Border Region Labor - Texas Labor - Mexican-American Border Region Crime - Texas Crime - Mexican-American Border Region |
ISBN | 0-292-73929-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Culture, structure and the South Texas/Northern Mexico border economy -- Underground economic activities -- Informal economic activities -- Informality and undocumented workers -- Informal cross-border trade -- Border colonias: informality in housing -- The informal health care economy -- Family and welfare informality. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807234803321 |
Richardson Chad <1943->
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