George W. Brackenridge : : Maverick Philanthropist / / Marilyn Mcadams Sibley.
George W. Brackenridge (1832–1920) was a paradox to his fellow Texans. A Republican in a solidly Democratic state, a financier in a cattleman's country, a Prohibitionist in the goodtime town of San Antonio, he devoted his energies to making a fortune only to give it to philanthropic causes. Ind...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©1973 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- 1. The Monument
- 2. The Brackenridges of Texana
- 3. Los Algodones
- 4. The Renegado
- 5. Federal Treasury Agent, New Orleans
- 6. Frontier Banker, Frontier Town
- 7. Austin's Ill-Fated First National
- 8. Head-of-the-River
- 9. Citizen and City
- 10. An Honourable and Important Place
- 11. Blue against Gray Once Again
- 12. Laying Down and Picking Up the Burdens
- 13. The Biggest Bear Fight in Texas
- 14. For All Time to Come
- Bibliography
- Index