A Thumbnail History of the City of Houston, Texas
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Young, Samuel Oliver / Pong>usong>ateri, Mark A., PUBLISHER: Copano Bay Press, Originally published in to debunk myths that had been floated about Hoong>usong>ton's founding and earliest years, it is now considered a mong>usong>t-have book for collectors of Hoong>usong>ton ong>historyong>. Nearly all later works on Hoong>usong>ton cite Dr. Young's excellent work. The text covers the city's founding, the early mayors, Civil War and Reconstruction. There are sections on early buildings, bridges, the development of railroads and fire companies. It covers Hoong>usong>ton's early physicians and lawyers, the many, many newspapers, and the first banks. There is much on Hoong>usong>ton's military ong>historyong>, its sawmills and cotton indong>usong>try. Read about early literary efforts in Hoong>usong>ton, the Lyceum, Carnegie Library, and the founding of the Rice Institute. Want to know about about early ong>laborong> unions? The first telegraphs? About how the telephone and electric lighting came to town? It's all here. Acquista Ora