Storm over the bay : the people of Corpus Christi and their port / / Mary Jo O'Rear.
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| Superior document: | Gulf Coast studies ; no. 16 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Gulf Coast books ;
no. 16. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 187 p. :; ill., maps. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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 patrons
- 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.