Galveston : A History by David G. McComb - 1986

University of Texas Press, 1986. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Texas Press, 1986. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Texas Press, 1986. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Texas Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Austin, Texas: University of Texas Prees, 1986 Softcover paperback.267pp. Tight. Photos. No names or other markings. An otherwise Fine copy with a thumbnail-size scrape rear cover, still, V.Good.

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Paperback / softback. New. <p>On the Gulf edge of Texas between land and sea stands Galveston Island. Shaped continually by wind and water, it is one of earth's ongoing creations—time is forever new. Here, on the shoreline, embraced by the waves, a person can still feel the heartbeat of nature. And yet, for all the idyllic possibilities, Galveston's history has been anything but tranquil. Across Galveston's sands have walked Indians, pirates, revolutionaries, the richest men of nineteenth-century Texas, soldiers, sailors, bootleggers, gamblers, prostitutes, physicians, entertainers, engineers, and preservationists. Major events in the island's past include hurricanes, yellow fever, smuggling, vice, the Civil War, the building of a medical school and port, raids by the Texas Rangers, and, always, the struggle to live in a precarious location.</p><p><i>Galveston: A History</i> is at the forefront of a trend in writing urban biographies… Read More

Univ of Texas Pr, 1986. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 16 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches.

University of Texas Press, 1986-06-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!