An edition of Storm over the bay (2009)

Storm over the bay

the people of Corpus Christi and their port

1st ed.
Storm over the bay
Mary Jo Holoubek O'Rear, Mary ...
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An edition of Storm over the bay (2009)

Storm over the bay

the people of Corpus Christi and their port

1st ed.

"In September 1919, a hurricane almost destroyed Corpus Christi... and revived its hopes for a deep-water port." "Ever since adventurer and promoter Henry Kinney first sighted Corpus Christi Bay in the late 1830s, the natural harbor at the mouth of South Texas' Nueces River has been a center of regional maritime trade. But by the early 1900s, a storm of political wrangling, cronyism, and corruption was threatening to scuttle the city's efforts toward securing a dependable deep water port to attract international commerce to Corpus Christi. The rugged country of the "Nueces Strip" - the contested area between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande - had become notorious for its blend of border bosses, empire builders, and bandits. It was perhaps inevitable that in their struggle for survival and supremacy, the competing interests would clash in Corpus Christi and take their toll on the city's greater hopes and dreams.".

"But all that changed after September 14, 1919, when a massive hurricane struck the bay and buried the downtown area under ten feet of debris. Estimates of the death toll ranged from nearly 300 to 1,000, and the storm left millions of dollars of damage in its wake. The citizens of Corpus Christi, however, rather than being demoralized, were galvanized by the disaster. In gripping detail,author Mary Jo O'Rear chronicles the successful efforts of the newly unified Corpus Christi, efforts that culminated in the dedication of the Port of Corpus Christi on September 14, 1926 - seven years to the day after the storm that devastated the city."

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Pages
187

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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 patróns
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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
College Station
Series
Gulf Coast studies -- no. 16

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
976.4/113
Library of Congress
F394.C78 .O74 2009, F394.C78 O74 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
187

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL22560756M
ISBN 10
1603440887
ISBN 13
9781603440882
LCCN
2008042786
OCLC/WorldCat
260231169
Goodreads
6515618

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Work ID
OL13620536W

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