The Galveston-Houston Packet: Steamboats on Buffalo Bayou

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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 ...
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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.
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  • ISBN-13: 9781609495916
  • Publisher: History Press, The
  • Publication date: 10/30/2012
  • Pages: 128
  • Sales rank: 925,446
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.40 (d)

Meet the Author

Andy Hall is a native of Galveston, and has spent most his life on the Texas coast. For the last 20 years Hall has served as a volunteer with the Texas Historical Commission in investigating shipwrecks, and in 2001 was part of the first group of state marine archaeological stewards appointed in the US.
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

1 Arroyo Cibolo 11

2 Snags 27

3 Gone to Texas 39

4 Years of Growth and Stability 49

5 The Texas Marine Department 63

6 Rebuilding 83

7 Morgan Moves In 93

8 The Final Years 103

Appendix: Steamboats Running on Buffalo Bayou 115

Notes 123

Bibliography 133

Index 139

About the Author 144

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