Growing Up In Galveston Texas
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| Author | : Kelton D. Sams, Jr. |
| Publisher | : CreateSpace |
| Total Pages | : 108 |
| Release | : 2015-08-01 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781515017332 |
Seldom has an African American had the opportunity to write, in detail, about events he helped to bring about. These events actually took place in Galveston, Texas between March, 1960 and May, 1961. I played a central roll in sit-ins at lunch counters in the City and the desegregation of Stewart Beach. It was the beginning of the end of the way life had existed in Galveston, Tx. for over two hundred years. The long march towards full equality for Afro-Americans did not begin nor did not end with these bold actions. What was achieved by me and my Central High Classmates was another achievement that screamed out loudly, "We are equal to all and will not be treated as second class citizens any more. This telling of past accomplishments is intended to inspire and encourage future generations to seek justice and challenge unjust laws and unwritten codes of conduct. You do not did to wait until you are twenty-one to begin speaking out for justice.
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| Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
| Total Pages | : 158 |
| Release | : 2012-09-10 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 1603447962 |
In sixty-seven exquisite watercolors and drawings, nationally famous architect Eugene Aubry captures on paper the sensibilities, the memories, and the grace that evokes Galveston, especially for those who are BOI (“born on the island”). Commissioned by the Galveston Historical Foundation, these works of art are intended to enhance the visual record of the buildings and the unique local architectural style that so many have appreciated over the years.? In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, Galvestonians became more aware than ever of the treasure of the island’s historical architecture and the vulnerability of this heritage to forces beyond human control. Aubry’s art captures the almost palpable sense of past glories these buildings bring to mind. Aubry—himself BOI—has fashioned these pieces in a way that resonates with those who love the island’s ethos. With a fine eye to the artist’s intent and a mastery of detail, architectural historian Stephen Fox expertly and eloquently introduces the work as a whole and, in discursive captions that accompany each image, informs the reader’s appreciation of Aubry’s art. So much more than a tribute, Born on the Island: The Galveston We Remember stands as a loving homage to Galveston—one that will call its readers home to the island, even if they have never ventured there before.
| Author | : Gaylon Finklea Hecker |
| Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
| Total Pages | : 463 |
| Release | : 2021-04-06 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 099973184X |
A fascinating collection of oral history interviews details Texas in the early twentieth century and how life in the Lone Star State helped the interviewees achieve success.
| Author | : Sally E. Antrobus |
| Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 2005-09-05 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9781585444618 |
Galveston Bay is the recreational center of the Texas coast—a fishing, boating and birdwatching playground for the almost four million people who live on or near it. A shallow estuary of about 350,000 acres, the bay supports a rich assortment of wildlife and a commercial fishery that pulls millions of pounds of crabs, shrimp, and oysters from the water each year. Gateway to the Port of Houston, Galveston Bay is also a major corridor for huge volumes of international shipping and is home to the nation's largest petrochemical manufacturing complex. How can such divergent and apparently contradictory activities all coexist? Setting out to find some answers, Sally Antrobus has produced a book for residents and visitors alike that tunes them in to what is happening in, on, and to the bay—the book she wished for when she first came to live nearby. Beginning with a short, incisive history of the peopling of the area, Antrobus describes how the bay works ecologically and how it is put to work, for recreation and for commerce; how nature both contributes to and controls the human enterprise there; and how power and politics can destroy all the bay has to offer. Antrobus serves as an expert guide for those who want to discover hidden destinations and attend events that celebrate the life on Galveston Bay. Her resources section offers a wealth of ways to become active in local conservation efforts, reminding us there is much to hope for but also much to do to ensure the survival of this great bay.
| Author | : Galveston Historical Foundation with Greg Samford, Tommie Boudreaux, Alice Gatson and Ella Lewis |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2021 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1467141771 |
People of African descent were some of Galveston's earliest residents, and although they came to the island enslaved, they retained mastery of their culinary traditions. As Galveston's port prospered and became the "Wall Street of the South," better job opportunities were available for African Americans who lived in Galveston and for those who migrated to the island city after emancipation, with owner-operated restaurants being one of the most popular enterprises. Staples like Fease's Jambalaya Café, Rose's Confectionery and the Squeeze Inn anchored the island community and elevated its cuisine. From Gus Allen's business savvy to Eliza Gipson's oxtail artistry, the Galveston Historical Foundation's African American Heritage Committee has gathered together the stories and recipes that preserve this culinary history for the enjoyment and enrichment of generations, and kitchens, to come.
| Author | : Press Kingman Press |
| Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
| Total Pages | : 118 |
| Release | : 2007-09 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 1434333825 |
Lightings: moments of poetry and grace is a remarkable work with wide-reaching appeal. In her poetry Margaret La Due seamlessly combines simplicity of language and style with profound insights into ordinary events and encounters. A child's song "anoints with goodness a weary world;" a yellow Cadillac "stills momentarily" the realization of death. Short verbal Snapshots of some of the author's former students seek to arouse similarly startling images in the minds of readers. "Like a de Kooning print Marty marches across my soul splashing coal-black lines. But when he smiles, hope dominates the perspective, despite himself." In The Reader's Turn La Due invites each of us to reminisce, and then to jot down our own personal moments of poetry and grace. She suggests, "In your memory walk down some of the streets you have traveled. See the trees and the graffiti, the flower beds and the pot holes, the people passing." Thus her book becomes, in effect, each reader's own chronicle of unexpected light. In short an impressive collection of striking poetry, evocative images and down-home philosophy.
| Author | : Brian M. Davis |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780738566849 |
For nearly 200 years, a permanent settlement at the mouth of Galveston Bay has welcomed pirates, sailors, immigrants, and visitors from around the world. As Galveston grew, its buildings were visible signs of the city's prosperity and the talent of its craftsmen. For many, this city was a gateway to America and an inspiration of what other communities in Texas and the Southwest would become. Although Galveston has thousands of historic buildings remaining, many have been lost to the elements and development over the years. Buildings such as the ones found within these pages define the character of our city and its culture.
| Author | : Ellen Beasley |
| Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
| Total Pages | : 190 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9781585445820 |
Alleys and back buildings have been largely overlooked in studies of the American urban environment. And yet, rental alley houses, servant and slave quarters, carriage houses, stables, and other secondary structures have lined the alleys and filled the backyards of Galveston since its early days as a growing port city on the upper Texas Gulf Coast. Like their counterparts in other cities, these buildings and their inhabitants have had a profound visual, physical, and social impact on the history and development of Galveston. Interweaving written documents, oral interviews, and pictorial images, Beasley presents a vivid picture of Galveston’s alleys and alley life from the founding of the city into the twentieth century. The book blends a unique combination of research, photography, and the voices of those who have lived and live along the alleys. Beasley has uncovered and analyzed a wealth of new information not only about the back buildings of Galveston but also about their occupants and the complex cultural forces at work in their lives.
| Author | : Sarah Bird |
| Publisher | : St. Martin's Press |
| Total Pages | : 370 |
| Release | : 2022-04-12 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 125026555X |
Set during the Great Depression, Sarah Bird's Last Dance on the Starlight Pier is a novel about one woman—and a nation—struggling to be reborn from the ashes. July 3. 1932. Shivering and in shock, Evie Grace Devlin watches the Starlite Palace burn into the sea and wonders how she became a person who would cause a man to kill himself. She’d come to Galveston to escape a dark past in vaudeville and become a good person, a nurse. When that dream is cruelly thwarted, Evie is swept into the alien world of dance marathons. All that she has been denied—a family, a purpose, even love—waits for her there in the place she dreads most: the spotlight. Last Dance on the Starlight Pier is a sweeping novel that brings to spectacular life the enthralling worlds of both dance marathons and the family-run empire of vice that was Galveston in the Thirties. Unforgettable characters tell a story that is still deeply resonant today as America learns what Evie learns, that there truly isn’t anything this country can’t do when we do it together. That indomitable spirit powers a story that is a testament to the deep well of resilience in us all that allows us to not only survive the hardest of hard times, but to find joy, friends, and even family, in them.
| Author | : Mary Curtner Powell |
| Publisher | : TCU Press |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780875653037 |
As Rose enchants her newly-created family, her decisions are tempered by a new-found interest, the development of a high-end nightclub in what is reputed to be pirate Jean Lafitte's Galveston home. Together, Rose and the "Captain" devotedly recreate the bygone elegance of Galveston's glory days, and the party to celebrate the grand opening of Maison Rouge is a meteoric, if not meteorological, success.
