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The city in Texas : a history /

"This book is the first history of cities in Texas, covering the earliest days of Spanish-Mexican towns, the Republic era to about 1940, and metropolitan Texas to the present. Not only is this book a first for Texas, but there seem to be no equivalent books for any other states, so the author h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McComb, David G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2015.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Bridwell Texas history series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction: Theories, definitions, historians -- Part One. First things -- The lay of the land -- The influence of the Native Americans -- The towns of the Spanish Empire in Texas -- The coming of the Americans -- The towns of the Texas Revolution -- Part Two. The dirt road frontier, 1836/1900 -- Major events -- The dirt road -- Migration : gone to Texas -- The evolution of San Antonio -- The German towns of Texas -- The coastal ports -- The river ports -- The political towns -- The military towns -- The railroad towns -- The lumber towns -- The end of the dirt road frontier -- Part Three. The amenities of city life, 1900/1950 -- The rural to urban shift -- The Great Galveston Storm -- Spindletop and Beaumont -- The oil towns -- The elite rule of the cities -- The World War I era -- The entrancement of the city -- The Great Depression -- World War II -- The immediate postwar years -- Part Four. Great Texas cities, 1950/2012 -- Population and urban expansion -- Suburbs and subdivisions -- Segregation and integration -- The Hispanic identity -- John F. Kennedy and Dallas -- The Voting Rights Act and the cities -- Land transportation -- Airlines and airports -- Urban excellence in Texas -- Houston, a Renaissance city -- The infrastructure for excellence -- The city and the state : a conundrum. 
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