TY - BOOK AU - Fountain,Kimber TI - Galveston Seawall Chronicles T2 - Landmarks SN - 9781439660539 AV - F394.G2 .F686 2017 U1 - 976.4/139 PY - 2017/// CY - San Francisco PB - The History Press KW - Sea-walls-Texas-Galveston KW - Bathing beaches-Texas-Galveston-History-20th century KW - Tourism-Social aspects-Texas-Galveston KW - Shore protection-Texas-Galveston Island KW - Hurricane protection-Texas-Galveston Island KW - Galveston (Tex.)-Pictorial works KW - Galveston (Tex.)-History-20th century KW - Galveston (Tex.)-Social life and customs-20th century KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4852814 ER -