Galveston Chronicles: The Queen City of the Gulf (American Chronicles)
Book Details
PublisherThe History Press
ISBN / ASINB00XRLXHAO
ISBN-13978B00XRLXHA2
Sales Rank99,999,999
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Named for Bernardo de Galvez and established in
1839, Galveston measures just over two hundred square miles. In early Texas
history, however, it was actually the largest city in the Lone Star State, as
well as a hugely important port that would become a strategic target during the
Civil War. The Oleander City survived the depredations of war and flourished, a
resilience it would also display in the wake of the devastating hurricane of
1900. From early cannibals and pirates to the woman suffrage movement and Nazi
POWs, Galveston’s amazing story continues to evolve today. Join thirteen of Texas’s most noted scholars and
historians as they share this remarkable island history.
1839, Galveston measures just over two hundred square miles. In early Texas
history, however, it was actually the largest city in the Lone Star State, as
well as a hugely important port that would become a strategic target during the
Civil War. The Oleander City survived the depredations of war and flourished, a
resilience it would also display in the wake of the devastating hurricane of
1900. From early cannibals and pirates to the woman suffrage movement and Nazi
POWs, Galveston’s amazing story continues to evolve today. Join thirteen of Texas’s most noted scholars and
historians as they share this remarkable island history.
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