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The city in Texas : a history / / David G. McComb
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""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910459826603321
McComb David G.  
Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 2015
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The city in Texas : a history / / David G. McComb
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.  
Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 2015
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The city in Texas : a history / / David G. McComb
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
McComb David G.  
Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 2015
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The courthouses of central Texas / / Brantley Hightower
The courthouses of central Texas / / Brantley Hightower
Autore Hightower Brantley <1976->
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (185 p.)
Disciplina 725/.1509764
Collana Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series
Soggetto topico Courthouses - Texas
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-292-76295-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""The County Courthouse""; ""The Courthouses of Central Texas""; ""Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910459830703321
Hightower Brantley <1976->  
Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 2015
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The courthouses of central Texas / / Brantley Hightower
The courthouses of central Texas / / Brantley Hightower
Autore Hightower Brantley <1976->
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (185 p.)
Disciplina 725/.1509764
Collana Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series
Soggetto topico Courthouses - Texas
ISBN 0-292-76295-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""The County Courthouse""; ""The Courthouses of Central Texas""; ""Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910787219603321
Hightower Brantley <1976->  
Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 2015
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The courthouses of central Texas / / Brantley Hightower
The courthouses of central Texas / / Brantley Hightower
Autore Hightower Brantley <1976->
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (185 p.)
Disciplina 725/.1509764
Collana Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series
Soggetto topico Courthouses - Texas
ISBN 0-292-76295-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""The County Courthouse""; ""The Courthouses of Central Texas""; ""Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
Record Nr. UNINA-9910811982103321
Hightower Brantley <1976->  
Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 2015
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Eavesdropping on Texas History / / edited by Mary L. Scheer
Eavesdropping on Texas History / / edited by Mary L. Scheer
Pubbl/distr/stampa Denton, Texas : , : University of North Texas Press, , 2017
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (353 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 976.4
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-57441-687-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction / Mary L. Scheer, editor -- "The earth had chills and fever": the New Madrid earthquakes and Caddo Lake, 1811-1812 / Victoria H. Cummins -- A fly on Stephen F. Austin's shoulder in Mexico, 1822-1823 / Carolina Castillo Crimm -- The fall of the Alamo, March 6, 1836 / Watson Arnold -- "I was there": the abduction of Cynthia Ann Parker, December 19, 1860 / Paul H. Carlson and Tom Crum -- "Margaret, Texas is lost": Sam Houston refuses to take a loyalty oath to the Confederacy, March 16, 1861 / Mary L. Scheer -- "And then the ball opened": a violent incident at Scabtown, Menard County, Texas, on New Year's Eve, 1877 / Chuck Parsons -- With the Yalies in the deep woods, May 10-13, 1909 / Dan K. Utley -- "So long, it's been good to know you"?: Black Sunday, April 14, 1935 / Heather Green Wooten -- "The game of the century," November 30, 1935 / Bill O'Neal -- The firing of Homer Price Rainey, November 1, 1944 / Light T. Cummins -- "Harry, the President is dead": Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas, Vice President Harry Truman, and Congressman Lyndon Johnson at the Board of Education on April 12, 1945 / Patrick Cox -- The establishment of Texas Southern University, 1947 / Merline Pitre -- "The loneliest job in the world": the day Lyndon Johnson became President, November 22, 1963 / Michael Collins -- "I remember it well. I lived it": Louise Ballerstedt Raggio and the passage of The marital property act of 1967 / Nancy E. Baker.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910165040203321
Denton, Texas : , : University of North Texas Press, , 2017
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The French in Texas [[electronic resource] ] : history, migration, culture / / François Lagarde, editor
The French in Texas [[electronic resource] ] : history, migration, culture / / François Lagarde, editor
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (345 p.)
Disciplina 976.4/00441
Altri autori (Persone) LagardeFrançois <1949->
Collana Focus on American history series
Soggetto topico French Americans - Texas - History
French Americans - Migrations
French Americans - Texas - Intellectual life
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 0-292-79780-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- ix 1. The Wreck of Ships and Dreams: A New Look at the Explorer La Salle -- ROBERT S. WEDDLE -- I --2. Exploring the Texas Coast: Bellisle, Beranger, and La Harpe, 1719-1721 -- ROBERT S. WEDDLE AND PATRICIA R. LEMEE -- 20 --3. Ambivalent Successes and Successful Failures: St. Denis, Aguayo, and Juan Rodriguez -- PATRICIA R. LEMEE -- 35 --4. Athanase de M6zieres and the French in Texas, 1750-1803 -- F. TODD SMITH -- 46 --5. French Pirates and Privateers in Texas -- R. DALE OLSON -- 60 --6. Champ d'Asile, Texas -- BETJE BLACK KLIER -- 79 --7. Heroes, Villains, Merchants, and Priests: The Alamo's Frenchmen -- BETJE BLACK KLIER -- 98 --8. Diplomacy, Commerce, and Colonization: Saligny and the Republic -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- 107 --9. Grounds for Emigration: Alsace at the Time of Henri Castro -- JANINE ERNY -- 124 --10. Henri Castro and Castroville: Alsatian History and Heritage -- WAYNE M. AHR -- I28 --11. French Catholic Missions in Texas, 1840-1880: Propagation and Enterprise -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- 142 --12. Birth, Stock, and Work: French Immigration in Texas -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- I57 --13. French Artists in Texas -- MARTHA UTTERBACK -- 178 --14. Eugenie Lavender, nee Aubanel: A Romantic on the Frontier -- MARTHA UTTERBACK -- 192 --15. Building Utopia in the Promised Land: -- Icarians and Fourierists in Texas -- JONATHAN BEECHER -- 197 --16. Is There French Architecture in Texas? -- RICHARD CLEARY -- 226 --17. The Enduring Legacy of the French in Texas Education -- ANN MARIE CALDWELL -- 240 --18. French Travelers in Texas: Identity, Myth, and Meaning from Joutel to Butor -- ALEXANDRA K. WETTLAUFER -- 255 --19. "Grand Texas": The Cajun Migration to Texas -- CARL A. BRASSEAUX -- 273 --20. Raoul Josset and the I936 Texas Centennial -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- 287 --21. Global Culture: French Economic Presence in Texas, Summer 2001 -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- 293 --Epilogue -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- 309 Selected Bibliography -- 313 --Contributors -- 321 --Acknowledgments -- 323 --Index -- 324.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910452051703321
Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2003
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The French in Texas [[electronic resource] ] : history, migration, culture / / François Lagarde, editor
The French in Texas [[electronic resource] ] : history, migration, culture / / François Lagarde, editor
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (345 p.)
Disciplina 976.4/00441
Altri autori (Persone) LagardeFrançois <1949->
Collana Focus on American history series
Soggetto topico French Americans - Texas - History
French Americans - Migrations
French Americans - Texas - Intellectual life
ISBN 0-292-79780-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- ix 1. The Wreck of Ships and Dreams: A New Look at the Explorer La Salle -- ROBERT S. WEDDLE -- I --2. Exploring the Texas Coast: Bellisle, Beranger, and La Harpe, 1719-1721 -- ROBERT S. WEDDLE AND PATRICIA R. LEMEE -- 20 --3. Ambivalent Successes and Successful Failures: St. Denis, Aguayo, and Juan Rodriguez -- PATRICIA R. LEMEE -- 35 --4. Athanase de M6zieres and the French in Texas, 1750-1803 -- F. TODD SMITH -- 46 --5. French Pirates and Privateers in Texas -- R. DALE OLSON -- 60 --6. Champ d'Asile, Texas -- BETJE BLACK KLIER -- 79 --7. Heroes, Villains, Merchants, and Priests: The Alamo's Frenchmen -- BETJE BLACK KLIER -- 98 --8. Diplomacy, Commerce, and Colonization: Saligny and the Republic -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- 107 --9. Grounds for Emigration: Alsace at the Time of Henri Castro -- JANINE ERNY -- 124 --10. Henri Castro and Castroville: Alsatian History and Heritage -- WAYNE M. AHR -- I28 --11. French Catholic Missions in Texas, 1840-1880: Propagation and Enterprise -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- 142 --12. Birth, Stock, and Work: French Immigration in Texas -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- I57 --13. French Artists in Texas -- MARTHA UTTERBACK -- 178 --14. Eugenie Lavender, nee Aubanel: A Romantic on the Frontier -- MARTHA UTTERBACK -- 192 --15. Building Utopia in the Promised Land: -- Icarians and Fourierists in Texas -- JONATHAN BEECHER -- 197 --16. Is There French Architecture in Texas? -- RICHARD CLEARY -- 226 --17. The Enduring Legacy of the French in Texas Education -- ANN MARIE CALDWELL -- 240 --18. French Travelers in Texas: Identity, Myth, and Meaning from Joutel to Butor -- ALEXANDRA K. WETTLAUFER -- 255 --19. "Grand Texas": The Cajun Migration to Texas -- CARL A. BRASSEAUX -- 273 --20. Raoul Josset and the I936 Texas Centennial -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- 287 --21. Global Culture: French Economic Presence in Texas, Summer 2001 -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- 293 --Epilogue -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- 309 Selected Bibliography -- 313 --Contributors -- 321 --Acknowledgments -- 323 --Index -- 324.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910777692203321
Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2003
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The French in Texas : history, migration, culture / / Francois Lagarde, editor
The French in Texas : history, migration, culture / / Francois Lagarde, editor
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2003
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (345 p.)
Disciplina 976.4/00441
Altri autori (Persone) LagardeFrançois <1949->
Collana Focus on American history series
Soggetto topico French Americans - Texas - History
French Americans - Migrations
French Americans - Texas - Intellectual life
ISBN 9780292797802
029279780X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- ix 1. The Wreck of Ships and Dreams: A New Look at the Explorer La Salle -- ROBERT S. WEDDLE -- I --2. Exploring the Texas Coast: Bellisle, Beranger, and La Harpe, 1719-1721 -- ROBERT S. WEDDLE AND PATRICIA R. LEMEE -- 20 --3. Ambivalent Successes and Successful Failures: St. Denis, Aguayo, and Juan Rodriguez -- PATRICIA R. LEMEE -- 35 --4. Athanase de M6zieres and the French in Texas, 1750-1803 -- F. TODD SMITH -- 46 --5. French Pirates and Privateers in Texas -- R. DALE OLSON -- 60 --6. Champ d'Asile, Texas -- BETJE BLACK KLIER -- 79 --7. Heroes, Villains, Merchants, and Priests: The Alamo's Frenchmen -- BETJE BLACK KLIER -- 98 --8. Diplomacy, Commerce, and Colonization: Saligny and the Republic -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- 107 --9. Grounds for Emigration: Alsace at the Time of Henri Castro -- JANINE ERNY -- 124 --10. Henri Castro and Castroville: Alsatian History and Heritage -- WAYNE M. AHR -- I28 --11. French Catholic Missions in Texas, 1840-1880: Propagation and Enterprise -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- 142 --12. Birth, Stock, and Work: French Immigration in Texas -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- I57 --13. French Artists in Texas -- MARTHA UTTERBACK -- 178 --14. Eugenie Lavender, nee Aubanel: A Romantic on the Frontier -- MARTHA UTTERBACK -- 192 --15. Building Utopia in the Promised Land: -- Icarians and Fourierists in Texas -- JONATHAN BEECHER -- 197 --16. Is There French Architecture in Texas? -- RICHARD CLEARY -- 226 --17. The Enduring Legacy of the French in Texas Education -- ANN MARIE CALDWELL -- 240 --18. French Travelers in Texas: Identity, Myth, and Meaning from Joutel to Butor -- ALEXANDRA K. WETTLAUFER -- 255 --19. "Grand Texas": The Cajun Migration to Texas -- CARL A. BRASSEAUX -- 273 --20. Raoul Josset and the I936 Texas Centennial -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- 287 --21. Global Culture: French Economic Presence in Texas, Summer 2001 -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- 293 --Epilogue -- FRANCOIS LAGARDE -- 309 Selected Bibliography -- 313 --Contributors -- 321 --Acknowledgments -- 323 --Index -- 324.
Record Nr. UNINA-9911110164703321
Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2003
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