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

By: O'Rear, Mary Jo Holoubek, 1943-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Gulf Coast books ; no. 16.Publication details: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2009Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 187 p. : ill., mapsISBN: 9781603443456 (electronic bk.)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.) -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.LOC classification: F394.C78 | O74 2009Online resources: Click to View
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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