{"product_id":"the-city-in-texas-9780292767461","title":"The City in Texas","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe award-winning author of Texas, a Modern History and Galveston: A History presents the first comprehensive narrative of urban development in Texas from the Spanish Conquest to the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Individuals interested in knowing more about the various pathways to modern Texas cities will find much worthy of exploration in McComb’s new book.\" * Texas Books in Review *\u003cbr\u003e\"After finishing the book the reader will no longer be able to ignore the many contributions that the cities of Texas have made to the state...a valuable addition to the scholarship of the urban Southwest and should be read by those interested in Texas and its transformation from a rural to an urban state.\" * Annals of Wyoming: The Wyoming History Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\"[An] intriguing synthesis.\" * Pacific Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\"The broad, efficient sweep of McComb's writing style is remarkable...The book represents a major accomplishment in Texas historiography and is highly readable. If you read one work in 2017 that examines the entire state, McComb's study would make a fine choice.\" * Central Texas Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\"Military towns, railroad outposts, lumbering centers, river communities, and port cities all get coverage in \u003ci\u003eThe City in Texas\u003c\/i\u003e . . . [A] solid introduction to Texas urban history.\" * The Journal of Southern History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Theories, Definitions, Historians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One: First Things\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Lay of the Land\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. The Influence of the Native Americans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. The Towns of the Spanish Empire in Texas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. The Coming of the Americans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. The Towns of the Texas Revolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Two: The Dirt Road Frontier, 1836–1900\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Major Events\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. The Dirt Road\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Migration: Gone to Texas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. The Evolution of San Antonio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. The German Towns of Texas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. The Coastal Ports\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. The River Ports\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. The Political Towns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. The Military Towns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. The Railroad Towns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. The Lumber Towns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. The End of the Dirt Road Frontier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Three: The Amenities of City Life, 1900–1950\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. The Rural to Urban Shift\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19. The Great Galveston Storm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20. Spindletop and Beaumont\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21. The Oil Towns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22. The Elite Rule of the Cities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23. The World War I Era\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24. The Entrancement of the City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25. The Great Depression\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e26. World War II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e27. The Immediate Postwar Years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Four: Great Texas Cities, 1950–2012\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e28. Population and Urban Expansion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e29. Suburbs and Subdivisions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e30. Segregation and Integration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e31. The Hispanic Identity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e32. John F. Kennedy and Dallas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e33. The Voting Rights Act and the Cities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e34. Land Transportation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e35. Airlines and Airports\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e36. Urban Excellence in Texas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e37. Houston, a Renaissance City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e38. The Infrastructure for Excellence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e39. The City and the State: A Conundrum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400880202071,"sku":"9780292767461","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292767461.jpg?v=1730471827","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-city-in-texas-9780292767461","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}