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From Sail to Steam : Four Centuries of Texas Maritime History, 1500-1900.
De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000 Available online
De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Francaviglia, Richard V.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Texas--History, Naval.
- Texas.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- : University of Texas Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- A comprehensive overview of Texas' merchant and military marine history.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Epigraph
- Introduction
- 1. Four Hundred Miles of Desolation and Beauty
- 2. The Power of the Wind, 1500-1685
- 3. Trouble on the Spanish Sea, 1685-1821
- 4. Smoke on the Horizon, 1821-1836
- 5. On the Waters of the Lone Star Republic, 1836-1845
- 6. Improvements at Midcentury, 1845-1860
- 7. Blockades and Blockade Runners, 1861-1865
- 8. The End of an Era, 1865-1900
- Conclusion: Texas Maritime History in Retrospect
- Notes
- Glossary of Nautical Terms
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Francaviglia, Richard V. From Sail to Steam
- ISBN:
- 9780292763319
- OCLC:
- 1303087903
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