Austin : A History of the Capital City / by David C. Humphrey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Humphrey, David C., 1937-2021.

Contributor:

University of Texas at Austin Center for Studies in Texas History., Content Provider.

Series:

Fred Rider Cotten Popular History Series

Fred Rider Cotten Popular History Series ; v.10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Austin (Tex.)--History.

Austin (Tex.).

Austin (Tex.) - History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (84 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : Texas State Historical Association, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

State capital and home of the University of Texas, Austin is the one city that belongs to all Texans. This finely written book, illustrated with historic photographs, tells the story of Austin's transformation from an "Indian haunted" frontier village into a residential mecca and high-tech hot spot.Called by Sam Houston at its founding the "most unfortunate site upon earth for the seat of government," the infant community struggled for three decades against political enemies and competing towns before winning recognition as the permanent capital. The founding of the University of

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title

Copyright

Contents

1. EMBATTLED CAPITAL AND FRONTIER TOWN

2. CONFEDERATE COMMUNITY

3. THE QUEST FOR "PERMANENT PROSPERITY

4. LAST DAYS OF THE FRONTIER TOWN

5. THE DIVIDED COMMUNITY

6. RESIDENTIAL MECCA AND HIGH-TECH HOT SPOT

NOTES

INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

Notes:

"Published ... in cooperation with the Center for Studies in Texas History at the University of Texas at Austin"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-69) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780876112632

0876112637

OCLC:

869736298