Where Texas meets the sea : Corpus Christi & its history /

A favorite destination of visitors to the Texas coast, Corpus Christi is a midsize city that manages to be both cosmopolitan and provincial, networked and local. It is an indispensable provider of urban services to South Texas, as well as a port of international significance. Its industries and mili...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lessoff, Alan (Author)
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2015
Edition:First edition
Series:Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas heritage series ; no. 21
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • A city over space and across time
  • A Texas seaport in Texas lore
  • City on a frontier of peoples
  • Public sculpture and civic identity
  • A matter of little import
  • A dynamic and progressive city