The birth of a Texas ghost town : Thurber, 1886-1933 /

The birth of a Texas ghost town : Thurber, 1886-1933 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Gentry, Mary Jane, 1912-1996.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2008.
Description:	xl, 205 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Tarleton State University southwestern studies in the humanities ; no. 22
Subject:	Ghost towns -- Texas -- History. Immigrants -- Texas -- Thurber -- Social life and customs. Coal miners -- Texas -- Thurber -- History. Coal trade -- Texas -- Thurber -- History. Brick trade -- Texas -- Thurber -- History. Brick trade. Coal miners. Coal trade. Economic history. Ethnic relations. Ghost towns. Immigrants -- Social life and customs. Manners and customs. Thurber (Tex.) -- History. Thurber (Tex.) -- Social life and customs. Thurber (Tex.) -- Ethnic relations. Thurber (Tex.) -- Economic conditions. Texas. Texas -- Thurber. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6832989

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Other authors / contributors:	Baker, T. Lindsay. Gatlin, Larry.
ISBN:	9781585446292 (cloth : alk. paper) 1585446297 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-191) and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
Foreword
Editor's Preface
Editor's Introduction: Mary Jane Gentry and Her History of Thurber
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Coal and Brick
Chapter 3. Labor Difficulties
Chapter 4. Texas Pacific Mercantile & Manufacturing Company
Chapter 5. Living Conditions
Chapter 6. Recreation
Chapter 7. Foreign Population
Chapter 8. Abandonment
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index