The Galveston-Houston Packet - Steamboats on Buffalo Bayou (Paperback)

Many imagine the settlement of the American West as signaled by the dust of the wagon train or the whistle of a locomotive. During the middle decades of the nineteenth century, though, the growth of Texas and points west centered on the seventy-mile water route between Galveston and Houston. This single vital link stood between the agricultural riches of the interior and the mercantile enterprises of the coast, with a round of operations that was as sophisticated and efficient as that of any large transport network today. At the same time, the packets on the overnight Houston-Galveston run earned a reputation as colorful as their Mississippi counterparts, complete with impromptu steamboat races, makeshift naval gunboats during the Civil War, professional gamblers and horrific accidents.

General

Imprint:	History Press (SC)
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	October 2012
Authors:	Andrew W Hall
Dimensions:	226 x 150 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	143
ISBN-13:	978-1-60949-591-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Ships & shipping: general interest > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	1-60949-591-8
Barcode:	9781609495916

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