Storm over the bay : the people of Corpus Christi and their port

Storm over the bay : the people of Corpus Christi and their port / Mary Jo O'Rear.

Author/creator	O'Rear, Mary Jo Holoubek, 1943-
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2009.
Description	x, 187 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Harbors--Texas --Corpus Christi. Hurricanes--Texas --Corpus Christi Bay. Disaster relief--Texas --Corpus Christi --Citizen participation. Corpus Christi (Tex.)--History. Corpus Christi (Tex.)--Politics and government. Corpus Christi Bay (Tex.)--History.

Series	Gulf Coast studies ; no. 16 Gulf Coast studies ; no. 16. ^A512418
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 patrónes -- 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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-179) and index.
LCCN	2008042786
ISBN	9781603440882 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	1603440887 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F 394.C78 O74 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold