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Galveston : A History and a Guide

Indians! Pirates! Rebels! Blockade Runners! Smugglers! Murder! Beaches! Beauty Contests! Hurricanes!These are all a part of the colorful history of an island city that once called itself "The Free State of Galveston." Located at a natural harbor on the northeastern part of a thirty-mile-lo...

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Autor principal: McComb, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Texas State Historical Assn, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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