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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Rear, Mary Jo, 1943-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2009]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Gulf Coast studies ; no. 16.
Subjects:
Corpus Christi (Tex.) > History.
Corpus Christi (Tex.) > Politics and government.
Corpus Christi Bay (Tex.) > History.
Harbors > Texas > Corpus Christi.
Hurricanes > Texas > Corpus Christi Bay.
Disaster relief > Texas > Corpus Christi > Citizen participation.
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 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.