Fountain, Kimber.

Galveston Seawall Chronicles. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (132 pages) - Landmarks . - Landmarks .

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Devastation Gives Rise to Determination -- A Preposterous Proposition -- How to Build a Wall of Wonder -- Reaching New Heights: The Galveston Grade Raising -- The Boulevard Begins: 1904-1910 -- Crashing Waves and Roaring Twenties: 1920-1929 -- The Original Sin City: 1930s -- War and Piers: 1940s -- Innocence and Iniquity: 1950s -- Her Name Was Carla: 1960s -- A Foundation for the Future: 1970s, '80s and '90s -- The Twenty-First Century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- About the Author.

9781439660539


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.


Electronic books.

F394.G2 .F686 2017

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