Edité par University of Texas Press, 1976
ISBN 10 : 0292727100 ISBN 13 : 9780292727106
Vendeur : HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
paperback. Etat : Good. Collins, Lowell (illustrateur). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
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Edité par University of Texas Press, 1976
Vendeur : Moneyblows Books & Music, Lee, NH, Etats-Unis
Soft cover. Etat : Good. Lowell Collins (illustrateur). Spine crease, slight rubbing to covers. Neat underlining. A history of Galveston 1845-1860. 355 pages, indexed; illustrated with line drawings.
Edité par University of Texas Press, 1976
Vendeur : Dr. Books, Columbia, SC, Etats-Unis
Soft cover. Etat : Fine. Lowell Collins (illustrateur). 1st Paperback Printing. 355pp. Appears unread.
Edité par University of Texas Press, 1976
ISBN 10 : 0274700115 ISBN 13 : 9780274700110
Vendeur : Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Softcover. Etat : Good. The "Queen City" of Texas they called her-or the "Octopus of the Gulf." Galveston from 1845 to 1860 was the center of culture in Texas-or the monster with an economic strangle hold on all Texas trade. It was a gracious city with wide paved streets, impressive buildings, and neat gardens; yet it was also a pestilence-ridden place where no sanitary code was ever enforced and where one in every two children died before reaching maturity. Its citizens, avid for culture and knowledge, attended concerts and plays in great numbers and exhibited an eager interest in science and history; yet they could not be brought to support the school system. Galveston was a city where no person in need was ever left uncared for, where the sick and needy-strangers or friends-were succoured; yet no free Negro was safe from legalized abduction and forced enslavement, and the city served as a center for the revived African slave trade.Earl Fornell makes the charming, colorful, cosmopolitan, contradictory city of Galveston the focal point of his study of the Texas Gulf Coast on the eve of the Civil War. The years 1845-1860 were crucial for this area; during that period the economy became more and more dependent upon slave labor, and thus the stage was set for secession.Dr. Fornell describes with clarity the interrelated events, the decisions, and the conflicts that went into the development of Galveston and the Texas Gulf Coast during these years. He portrays the people and their way of life. He introduces us to some of the notables who helped to shape the destiny of Texas: Sam Houston, the old general; Lorenzo Sherwood, the golden-tongued propounder of radical economic doctrines; Willard Richardson, Hamilton Stuart, Ferdinand Flake, and Edward Cushing, the newspapermen whose writing both reflected and guided the thought of their fellow citizens; Arthur Lynn, the British consul whose observing and compassionate nature brought him onto the stage of Galveston history with striking frequency and whose voluminous letters provide a rich source for historical details; and William Ballinger, a minor player on the stage but one whose conscience and interests mirrored those of many other thoughtful Galvestonians.Always present, affecting and affected by virtually every aspect of life on the Coast, the slave-labor problem grew ever more acute as the expanding railroad system laid more and more of the land open for development. Dr. Fornell shows with keen insight how it eventually forced Texans into a position where conflict with the federal government was unavoidable and the decision to secede from the Union inevitable.The late Earl W. Fornell, a native of Wisconsin, held B.A. and M.A. degrees in political science from the New School for Social Research, the M.A. degree in political history from Columbia University, and the Ph.D. degree in political history from Rice University. He taught at Columbia, Amarillo College, Rice, and Lamar State College of Technology.
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Edité par U of Texas Press, Austin, Texas, 1976
Vendeur : Ann Becker, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
PB(Trade). Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Owner Inscription/Flyleaf Cut at Top.
Edité par University of Texas Press, Austin, 1964
Vendeur : Philosopher's Stone Books, Kingston, NY, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Lowell Collins (illustrateur). Hardcover (6.25 X 9.25) in good condition, DJ with price intact ($5.00) in good condition with minor chips, foxing to underside of DJ near spine, tiny book seller tag inside front cover (Samuel Weiser GR. 7-8453 845 B'way bet. 13 & 14th St N.Y.C.), Index and Bibliography in rear of book, 204 pages with photo illustrations.
Edité par University of Texas Press, Austin Texas, 1962
Vendeur : Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, NM, Etats-Unis
Hard Back. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Collins, Lowell - Woodcuts (illustrateur). Second Edition. 355 Pages Indexed. Discarded Houston library book. Library binding with green boards. Discard stamped on top page edges and on copyright pages. Back endpaper has circulation envelope pasted down. Tight book with no interior marks or stamps. Illustrated with 15 woodcuts by Lowell Collins. In 1850 Texas was producing less than half million bales of cotton on land capable of producing 3 to 5 million bales. The problems were transportation, slave labor and the associated problem of bringing slaves through Cuba and Central America. With secession this brought Texas in direct conflict with the federal government. Galveston dominated the Texas coastal areas in terms of trade, banking and journalism. It was the largest city in Texas and known as Queen City of the Gulf. The study of this struggle is the theme of this book. Contents in Three Parts: A Profile of Galveston, Texas Crescent Cotton Expansion Avant-Garde of Secession, and The Climax. This story is told in Seven Chapters: The Island City An Introduction, Formal and informal Institutions, The Social Scene, Editor-Publisher Politicians, The Railroads Transportation for Cotton, the Problem of Slave Labor, and Secession Galveston. Includes Sources and Bibliography.
Edité par University of Texas Press, 1961
Vendeur : Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : Good. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover and edges shows minor shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.
Edité par University of Texas Press, 1962
Vendeur : Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : Good. Dust jacket and edges shows shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.
Edité par University of Texas Press, 1961
Vendeur : HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
Edité par University of Texas Press, Austin, 1964
Vendeur : R Bryan Old Books, Sewell, NJ, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Biography. Edition not noted. Blue cloth covers very nice, lightly rubbed. dust jacket also nice, light edge wear with two small tears, verso spotted, sticker over the price on the flap, and the remains on another sticker close to it. Ink star stamp inside the front cover, otherwise the interior is clean and tight, top edge dusty, slightly musty.
Edité par University of Texas Press, 1964
ISBN 10 : 1477305971 ISBN 13 : 9781477305973
Vendeur : GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : As New. Collins, Lowell (illustrateur). Unread book in perfect condition.
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Edité par University of Texas Press, Austin, 1961
Vendeur : Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : RMABA
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good+. Collins, Lowell (Woodcuts) (illustrateur). 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover with publisher review slip, has very slight hint of skewing to spine, very slight bumps to spine ends and lower front corner, slight bumps to other corners, and a hint of smudging to edges of text block, otherwise a clean, solid VG+ copy in like dust jacket which has very slight bumps to spine ends and corners, some faint rubbing with a few small stains, and a hint of edgewear.
Edité par Texas State Hist. Assoc., Austin, Texas, 1956
Vendeur : Ann Becker, Houston, TX, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Texans and Filibusters in the 1850's/Military Aviation in Texas, 1913-1917, Etc.; Light Green Cover.
Edité par University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 1961
Vendeur : Old Bookie, Austin, TX, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. Collins, Lowell (illustrateur). 1st Edition. xiv, 355 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. ; dark green cloth ; spine-sunned dj in mylar. The "Queen City" of Texas they called her or the "Octopus of the Gulf." Galveston from 1845 to 1860 was the center of culture in Texas or the monster with an economic strangle hold on all Texas trade. It was a city with wide paved streets, impressive buildings, and neat gardens; yet it was also a pestilence-ridden place where no sanitary code was ever enforced and where one in every two children died before reaching maturity. Its citizens, avid for culture and knowledge, attended concerts and plays in great numbers and exhibited an eager interest in science and history; yet they could not be brought to support the school system. Galveston was a city where no person in need was ever left uncared for, where the sick and needy strangers or friends were succored; yet no free Negro was safe from legalized abduction and forced enslavement, and the city served as a center for the revived African slave trade.
Edité par University of Texas Press, Austin, 1964
Vendeur : Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, San diego, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Printing. Very good copy with a very good d.j. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Edité par University of Texas Press, Austin, 1964
Vendeur : Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
hardcover. Illus. by Lowell Collins (illustrateur). 1st edition. 8vo, 204 pp. Nearly fine copy in very good dust jacket.
Edité par University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas, 1964
Vendeur : Monroe Bridge Books, MABA Member, Houlton, ME, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : MABA
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : VERY GOOD ++. Etat de la jaquette : Good+. 1st Edition. x, [4], 204pp, bound in illustrated blue cloth, with binding and hinges tight, illustrated. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS, the dust jacket is NOT price-clipped, shows edge wear, and is now housed in a protective mylar cover. SPIRITUALISM.
Edité par University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas, 1964
Edition originale Signé
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. First Edition. K3 - A first edition (no additional printing) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Earl Fornell to previous owner on the half-title page in good condition in fair dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease, and some tears on the edges, corners, and some sides, some scattered scratches, rubbing, scuffing, foxing, stains, and soiled patches, tanning and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, scattered foxing and stains, light tanning and shelf wear. Drawings by Lowell Collins. Written in spritely prose and permeated with a grave humor, this account of nineteenth-century spiritualism will be equally satisfying to the casual reader interested in a good story, and to the scholar seeking serious social history. 9.25"x6.25", 204 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. "Here, Mr. Split-Foot, do as I do!" exclaimed the child, and the spirits obeyed her command. Thus, in 1848, thirteen-year-old Margaret Fox inaugurated the age of spiritualism. Those early spirit manifestations in a humble New York farmhouse were "but the beginning of a grand séance which for the next half century was to see persons returned from the dead walking upon the earth, mingling freely with mortal Americans. Ceremonies were performed which united in wedlock the living and the dead; ghostly schoolboys returned form the land of the spirits to revisit their old schoolhouses, upsetting the dignity of earthly classrooms . . . Drivers of owl horsecars . . . were intrigued by beautiful female spirits who rode their cars at night and promptly vanished if approached for a fare." The colorful career of Margaret Fox, the most famous medium of the era and the "fountainhead" of the cult of spiritualism, attracted the attention of the most prominent public figures of the day. For P.T. Barnum, this phenomenon was another novelty to present to the American public. Horace Greeley took a personal interest in Margaret and her sister, offering to pay for their education; he gave the movement extensive publicity. Lincoln often invited Margaret Fox and other mediums to the White House for séances, during which attempts were made to invoke the spirit of the Lincoln's dead son. Members of Congress, judges, and intellectuals of the day were well acquainted with her and with the spiritualist movement. The course of this spirit invasion and the many and varied means by which men communicated with dwellers of the other world are the subjects of this volume. With Margaret Fox the spirits spoke by rapping on floor and furniture (one medium was so popular that his furniture followed him about like a pack of dogs). Some spirits spoke directly through the mouths of entranced mediums. And some were so bold - or so talented - that they were able to materialize in the flesh before properly receptive groups of people - and happy indeed was the devotee who received a warm embrace from a lovely young spirit lady or a handsome ghostly gentleman during such a materialization. The spirits who thus displayed their interest in this mortal world soon came to have a considerable influence over whole segments of the American population. For some, spiritualism was a comforting means of maintaining contact with loved ones now departed. For others it was a religion, a blessed aid on the road to salvation. For still others it provided practical assistance with more earthly problems. Many found in it intriguing puzzles for scientific investigation. And for the whole country it provided a constant source of excitement, interest, and entertainment. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.
Edité par University Of Texas Press, 1961
Vendeur : BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and has light age tone. DJ with some edge wear, toning, a few tears and creasing.
Edité par University of Texas Press, 1964
Vendeur : biblion2, Obersulm, Allemagne
Etat : Good. Gebundene Ausgabe. Zustandsangabe altersgemäß. Sofortversand aus Deutschland. Artikel wiegt maximal 1000g. 204 Seiten. mit SU dieser leicht verfärbt/stockfleckig sowie mit geringen Gebrauchsspuren, englische Schrift, Schnitt minimal stockfleckig.
Edité par University of Texas Press, Austin (1961)
Vendeur : Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First Edition. Octavo. The author describes with clarity the interrelated events, the decisions, and the conflicts that went into the development of Galveston ad the Texas Gulf during the years 1845-1860. He also portrays the people and their way of life along with some of the notables who helps to shape the destiny of Texas.355pp., bound in a pale green pictorial cloth lettered and decorated in brow. A fine bright copy in a near fine clipped pictorial dust jacket with only minor finger soiling.
Edité par University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas, U.S.A., 1964
Vendeur : Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, Etats-Unis
Edition originale Signé
Cloth Over Boards. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good (Protective cover). Collins, Lowell (illustrateur). First Edition. This copy is in good condition. The jacket has some rubbing, moderate edgewear and some yellowing from age. The spine of the jacket has a few small chips from the head and foot. All text edges have yellowed with age and have light to moderate foxing. The author signed and inscribed on the half title page. The text is clean and tight in binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and Inscribed.