Storm over the bay : the people of Corpus Christi and their port /

"In September 1919, a hurricane almost destroyed Corpus Christi ... and revived its hopes for a deep-water port." "Ever since adventurer and promoter Henry Kinney first sighted Corpus Christi Bay in the late 1830s, the natural harbor at the mouth of South Texas' Nueces River has...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Rear, Mary Jo, 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2009.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Gulf Coast books ; no. 16.
Temas:
Harbors > Texas > Corpus Christi.
Hurricanes > Texas > Corpus Christi Bay.
Disaster relief > Texas > Corpus Christi > Citizen participation.
Ports > Texas > Corpus Christi.
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > Texas > Corpus Christi > Participation des citoyens.
Disaster relief > Citizen participation
Harbors
Hurricanes
Politics and government
Corpus Christi (Tex.) > History.
Corpus Christi (Tex.) > Politics and government.
Corpus Christi Bay (Tex.) > History.
Gulf of Mexico > Corpus Christi Bay
Texas > Corpus Christi
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: View from the bluff
  • The place and the people
  • Barrier isles and bay
  • Castaways and cattlemen
  • Outlets and immigrants
  • Promises and potential
  • Politicians and the port
  • Populists and patróns
  • Protests and progressives
  • Blocs and balloting
  • Targets and trials
  • Payback and portents
  • Devastation and death
  • Recovery and resurgence
  • Commitment and construction
  • Postscript: View from the bay.

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