| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 232 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ; no. 69 |
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Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ; no. 69
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| Contents |
Richarson Points the way, West -- The struggle for National attention -- Galveston's "Kansas City movement" -- The Army engineers try, and fail -- Gould and Huntington seek a gulf port -- The Deep Water Committee attacks -- Denver needs a port -- The Western states are aroused -- Focused on Deep Water -- Triumph |
| Summary |
Traces Galveston's emergence as a key American port city: from its initial conception by risk-taking businessmen and daring civic leaders through the thirty-five years it took to realize the dreams of a world-class harbor |
| Analysis |
Galveston (Tex.) Economic conditions |
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Galveston (Tex.) History |
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Transportation Texas Galveston History |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-219) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Kate Broocks Bates Award entry, 1997 |
| Subject |
Transportation -- Texas -- Galveston -- History
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Transportation -- Texas -- Galveston -- History
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Transportation -- Galveston (Tex.)
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HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
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Economic history
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Transportation
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| SUBJECT |
Galveston (Tex.) -- History
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Galveston (Tex.) -- Economic conditions
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| Subject |
Texas -- Galveston
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United States, Texas, Galveston -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0585174385 |
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9780585174389 |
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