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Galveston Chronicles: The Queen City of the Gulf

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Galveston Chronicles: The Queen City of the Gulf - Willett, Donald (Editor)
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"Named for Bernardo de Galvez and established in1839, Galveston measures just over two hundred square miles. In early Texas history, however, it was actually the largest city in the Lone Star State, as well as a hugely important port that would become a strategic target during the Civil War. The Oleander City survived the depredations of war and flourished, a resilience it would also display in the wake of the devastating hurricane of 1900. From early cannibals and pirates to the woman suffrage movement and Nazi POWs, ...

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Galveston Chronicles: The Queen City of the Gulf 2013, History Press Library Editions

ISBN-13: 9781540208958

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Galveston Chronicles: The Queen City of the Gulf 2013, History Press, Charleston

ISBN-13: 9781626191822

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