Earle Young 184 pages hardcover
After the Civil War a convergence of circumstances
provided Galveston with an unparalleled opportunity for growth and
development. Galveston and the Great West traces Galveston's emergence
as a key American port city. From the initial conception of a deep water
port capable of handling the largest ships through the thirty-five
years of effort it took to realize the dreams of a such a harbor, author
Earle Young describes the technical and political struggles.
Emphasizing the critical roles of technology and enterprise, Young shows
how engineers, business leaders, and civic leaders enlisted the support
of officials in the Rocky Mountain and Plains states to win federal
appropriations, create a harbor channel, and build jetties and
railroads, creating a land-sea transportation network to serve the
developing western regions of the nation.
