Houston: The Unknown City, 1836-1946
(Part of the Sara and John Lindsey Series in the Arts and Humanities Series)
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Book Overview
In their willingness to leave home and country to create a new city and a new nation, the first Houstonians were a special breed. They were adventurers and builders; they were citizens of the world.... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0890964769
ISBN13:9780890964767
Release Date:November 1991
Publisher:Texas A&M University Press
Length:464 Pages
Weight:3.10 lbs.
Dimensions:10.5" x 1.3" x 7.5"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
HOUSTON
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Uh, these reviews are really hard on this book, I mean get real, of course this book focuses on the powerful in Houston at the time and their impact on the city, it's a history of Houston's rise, people, not The Grapes of Wrath. I for one enjoyed this book, I found the history very interesting and got a real feel for why Houston has emerged at the dawn of the 21st Century as an economic jugernaut, this has always been a city of entrepenuers and alpha males...and alpha females for that matter, and that spirit enfuses the city to this day. I mean who would have thought a city founded on the edge of a mosquito infested big ditch, miles inland from the Gulf, would become one of the great world ports and the energy capitol of the world? Read this book and you get your answer.
enlightening
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I found this book to be full of rich history. It helped me to understand not only the evolution of an oil town, but to relate to American history in a more detailed way.
Get to Know Houston's Roots
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
In an academic style, Margurite Johnson leads us through a description of Houston as a small Gulf Coast community to a thriving Port City backed by the oil investment. She does a great deal to enrich the readers knowledge of Texas metropolitan outlook on it's relationship to it's environment. It serves as a good primer for further research.
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