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The history of Galveston Island: hurricanes, yellow fever, smuggling, vice, the Civil War, the building of a medical school and port, raids by the Texas Rangers, and, always, the struggle to live in a precarious location.

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Maybe it's the mention of familiar places, the old names, or maybe it's remembering oral history recited in countless family car trips across the causeway. Whatever the reason, there seems to be a slight aroma of salt air coming from these pages. * Dallas Morning News *

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. The Edge of Time
  • 2. The New York of Texas
  • 3. The Oleander City
  • 4. The Great Storm and the Technological Response
  • 5. The Free State of Galveston
  • 6. Galveston Island: Its Time Has Come ... Again
  • Notes
  • Index

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    A Paperback / softback by David G. McComb

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/06/1986
      ISBN13: 9780292720534, 978-0292720534
      ISBN10: 029272053X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The history of Galveston Island: hurricanes, yellow fever, smuggling, vice, the Civil War, the building of a medical school and port, raids by the Texas Rangers, and, always, the struggle to live in a precarious location.

      Trade Review
      Maybe it's the mention of familiar places, the old names, or maybe it's remembering oral history recited in countless family car trips across the causeway. Whatever the reason, there seems to be a slight aroma of salt air coming from these pages. * Dallas Morning News *

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • 1. The Edge of Time
      • 2. The New York of Texas
      • 3. The Oleander City
      • 4. The Great Storm and the Technological Response
      • 5. The Free State of Galveston
      • 6. Galveston Island: Its Time Has Come ... Again
      • Notes
      • Index

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