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Galveston Seawall chronicles / Kimber Fountain.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fountain, Kimber, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sea-walls--Texas--Galveston.
- Sea-walls.
- Bathing beaches--Texas--Galveston--History--20th century.
- Bathing beaches.
- Tourism--Social aspects--Texas--Galveston.
- Tourism.
- Shore protection--Texas--Galveston Island.
- Shore protection.
- Hurricane protection--Texas--Galveston Island.
- Hurricane protection.
- Galveston (Tex.)--Pictorial works.
- Galveston (Tex.).
- Galveston (Tex.)--History--20th century.
- Galveston (Tex.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (142 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- Along Galveston's Gulf Coast runs a seventeen-foot-high, ten-mile-long protective barrier--a response to the nation's all-time deadliest natural disaster. The seawall remains a stoic protector more than a century later, shielding the island from much more than physical destruction. As the foundation of Seawall Boulevard, this structure created an entirely new tourism industry that buoyed the city's economy through war, the Great Depression and hurricanes. Adapting to the cultural trends and political movements that defined the past century, the seawall represents the unbreakable spirit of Galveston's resilient population and provides a fascinating glimpse into bygone times.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Devastation Gives Rise to Determination
- A Preposterous Proposition
- How to Build a Wall of Wonder
- Reaching New Heights: The Galveston Grade Raising
- The Boulevard Begins: 1904-1910
- Crashing Waves and Roaring Twenties: 1920-1929
- The Original Sin City: 1930s
- War and Piers: 1940s
- Innocence and Iniquity: 1950s
- Her Name Was Carla: 1960s
- A Foundation for the Future: 1970s, '80s and '90s
- The Twenty-First Century
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-140) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781439660539
- 1439660530
- OCLC:
- 987783141
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