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The Galveston Era : The Texas Crescent on the Eve of Secession / Earl Wesley Fornell ; illustrated by Lowell Collins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fornell, Earl Wesley, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (336 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, [1961]
- Summary:
- A study of the Texas Gulf Coast on the eve of the Civil War, centering on the charming and contradictory city of Galveston.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Part One: A Profile of Galveston
- 1. The Island City: An Introduction
- 2. Formal and Informal Institutions
- 3. The Social Scene
- 4. Editor-Publisher Politicians
- Part Two: Texas Crescent Cotton Expansion: Avant-Garde of Secession
- 5. The Railroads: Transportation for Cotton
- 6. The Problem of Slave Labor
- Part Three: The Climax
- 7. Secession in Galveston
- A Commentary on Sources
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Fornell, Earl Wesley The Galveston Era
- ISBN:
- 9780292732452
- 0292732457
- OCLC:
- 1511483451
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