Storm over the bay : the people of Corpus Christi and their port / Mary Jo O'Rear.

"In September 1919, a hurricane almost destroyed Corpus Christi... and revived its hopes for a deep-water port." "Ever since adventurer and promoter Henry Kinney first sighted Corpus Christi Bay in the late 1830s, the natural harbor at the mouth of South Texas' Nueces River has been a center of regi...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Gulf Coast studies ; no. 16.
Main Author: O'Rear, Mary Jo, 1943-
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2009], ©2009.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Gulf Coast studies ; no. 16.
Subjects:
Corpus Christi (Tex.) > History.
Corpus Christi (Tex.) > Politics and government.
Corpus Christi Bay (Tex.) > History.
Harbors > Texas > Corpus Christi.
Hurricanes > Texas > Corpus Christi Bay.
Disaster relief > Texas > Corpus Christi > Citizen participation.
Physical Description:x, 187 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Prologue: View from the bluff
  • The place and the people
  • Barrier isles and bay
  • Castaways and cattlemen
  • Outlets and immigrants
  • Promises and potential
  • Politicians and the port
  • Populists and patrónes
  • Protests and progressives
  • Blocs and balloting
  • Targets and trials
  • Payback and portents
  • Devastation and death
  • Recovery and resurgence
  • Commitment and construction
  • Postscript: View from the bay.