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The Galveston That Was Hardcover Book by Howard Barnstone SEALED
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- ISBN
- 9780890968871
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
ISBN-10
089096887X
ISBN-13
9780890968871
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23038747993
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Galveston That Was
Publication Year
1999
Subject
United States / State & Local / General, General, Regional
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Architecture, Biography & Autobiography, History
Series
Sara and John Lindsey Series in the Arts and Humanities Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
52.1 Oz
Item Length
11.2 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
00-268715
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
20
Series Volume Number
5
Volume Number
5
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
917.6413903
Synopsis
An updated edition of the book which illustrates the city of Galveston and, as a result, inspired an effort to restore its architectural treasures., In a 1963 novel, Edna Ferber compared the city of Galveston to Miss Havisham, the gray, mournful abandoned bride of Dickens' Great Expectations. A thriving port city in the nineteenth century, Galveston suffered catastrophe in the twentieth as a deadly hurricane and shifting economics dropped a pall over its waterfront and Victorian mansions. Originally conceived as a requiem for the faded city, The Galveston That Was (developed by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and funded by Jean and Dominique de Menil) instead helped resurrect the city. Architect-author Howard Barnstone, renowned portrait photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, and architect-photographer Ezra Stoller captured the soul of the city in The Galveston That Was and as a result, inspired a major and successful effort to restore Galveston's historic architectural treasures. Many of the buildings pictured in the book have since been restored, and the pace of demolition slowed dramatically after the book's initial publication. In 1994, Rice University Press, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and George and Cynthia Mitchell, published an updated edition of the book. This new printing of the book, now under the Texas A&M University Press imprint, contains the text annotations and updates, plus Peter H. Brink's afterword, that were added to the 1994 edition.
LC Classification Number
F394.G2B3 1999
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