Storm over the bay the people of Corpus Christi and their port - O'Rear, Mary Jo Holoubek, 1943-; ProQuest (Firm) (College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2009)
Prologue: View from the bluff -- The place and the people -- Barrier isles and bay -- Castaways and cattlemen -- Outlets and immigrants -- Promises and potential -- Politicians and the port -- Populists and patrons -- Protests and progressives -- Blocs and balloting -- Targets and trials -- Payback and portents -- Devastation and death -- Recovery and resurgence -- Commitment and construction -- Postscript: View from the bay.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Keywords: Harbors -- Texas -- Corpus Christi; Hurricanes -- Texas -- Corpus Christi Bay; Disaster relief -- Texas -- Corpus Christi -- Citizen participation; Corpus Christi (Tex.) -- History; Corpus Christi (Tex.) -- Politics and government; Corpus Christi Bay (Tex.) -- History; Electronic books