Galveston Seawall chronicles / Kimber Fountain.
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TextPublisher: Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2017Description: 1 online resource (142 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781439660539 (e-book)
- Sea-walls -- Texas -- Galveston
- Bathing beaches -- Texas -- Galveston -- History -- 20th century
- Tourism -- Social aspects -- Texas -- Galveston
- Shore protection -- Texas -- Galveston Island
- Hurricane protection -- Texas -- Galveston Island
- Galveston (Tex.) -- Pictorial works
- Galveston (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century
- Galveston (Tex.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- 976.4/139 23
- F394.G2 .F686 2017
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Along Galveston's Gulf Coast runs a seventeen-foot-high, ten-mile-long protective barrier--a response to the nation's all-time deadliest natural disaster. The seawall remains a stoic protector more than a century later, shielding the island from much more than physical destruction. As the foundation of Seawall Boulevard, this structure created an entirely new tourism industry that buoyed the city's economy through war, the Great Depression and hurricanes. Adapting to the cultural trends and political movements that defined the past century, the seawall represents the unbreakable spirit of Galveston's resilient population and provides a fascinating glimpse into bygone times.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-140) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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