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Book Synopsis
A comprehensive overview of Texas' merchant and military marine history.

Trade Review
"The maritime history of Texas is a critical but overlooked topic. This book is a significant contribution, a very nice new synthesis. It will be very useful for a general audience." oJ. Barto Arnold III, State Marine Archaeologist, Texas Historical Commission

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 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

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    A Paperback / softback by Richard V. Francaviglia

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/03/1998
      ISBN13: 9780292723054, 978-0292723054
      ISBN10: 0292723059

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A comprehensive overview of Texas' merchant and military marine history.

      Trade Review
      "The maritime history of Texas is a critical but overlooked topic. This book is a significant contribution, a very nice new synthesis. It will be very useful for a general audience." oJ. Barto Arnold III, State Marine Archaeologist, Texas Historical Commission

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • 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

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