Urban Texas

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Introduction	p. xi
Historical Overview
The Rise of Urban Texas	p. 3
Politics and Development
Frugal and Sparing: Interest Groups, Politics, and City Building in San Antonio, 1870-85	p. 33
Boss Tweed and V. O. Key in Texas	p. 58
Gender and Race
Woman, Religion, and Reform in Galveston, 1880-1920	p. 75
The Emergence of a Black Neighborhood: Houston's Fourth Ward, 1865-1915	p. 96
Suburban Idylls
Olmos Park and the Creation of a Suburban Bastion, 1927-39	p. 113
Protecting Community and Property Values: Civic Clubs in Houston, 1909-70	p. 128
World War II and Sunbelt Cities
Dallas in the 1940s: The Challenges and Opportunities of Defense Mobilization	p. 141
Building a New Urban Infrastructure: The Creation of Postwar San Antonio	p. 154
Notes	p. 174
List of Contributors	p. 205
Index	p. 206
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