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The City Moves West
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Author : Robert L. Martin
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2014-08-27
The City Moves West written by Robert L. Martin and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-27 with Business & Economics categories.
Where water supply, railway transportation, and oil reserves have been abundant, towns in central West Texas have prospered; where these resources are few, settlements have maintained only slight growth or disappeared entirely. Supporting his conclusions with profuse statistical evidence, Robert L. Martin traces the economic development of six major towns in the area, all with over 10,000 residents in 1960: Lamesa, Snyder, Sweetwater, Big Spring, Midland, and Odessa. Ranching brought the first settlers to West Texas in the 1870s and dominated the economy until 1900. In the 1880s farmers began to arrive, and between 1900 and 1930 agricultural production replaced ranching as the most important industry. With the influx of population came the railroad, and small settlements were established along its route. Those with sufficient water supply prospered and, as counties were organized, became county seats and supply centers for the surrounding agricultural regions. The land could not support a large agricultural population, and agriculture-related manufactures soon drew population to the towns. However, it was not until the oil discoveries of the 1920's that the modern city emerged. After World War II, oil production and oil-related industries generated great wealth and caused a boom in population growth and urban development. Despite the growth in prosperity, the economy is precariously balanced. Urban centers dependent on oil—an industry of limited life—have matured in an area without sufficient water or agricultural resources to support them. Martin concludes that, without careful planning and a solution to the water problem, these cities could some day become ghost towns on the plains.
The Dodgers Move West
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Author : Neil Sullivan
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1989-06-08
The Dodgers Move West written by Neil Sullivan and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-06-08 with Sports & Recreation categories.
For many New Yorkers, the removal of the Brooklyn Dodgers--perhaps the most popular baseball team of all time--to Los Angeles in 1957 remains one of the most traumatic events since World War II. Neil J. Sullivan's controversial reassessment of a story that has reached almost mythic proportions in its many retellings shifts responsibility for the move onto the local governmental maneuverings that occurred on both sides of the continent. Conventional wisdom has it that Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley cold-heartedly abandoned the devoted Brooklyn fans for the easy money of Los Angeles. Sullivan argues that O'Malley had, in fact, wanted to stay in Brooklyn, hoping to build a new stadium with his own money. Situated in an increasingly unsafe neighborhood and without parking facilities, Ebbets Field had become obsolete. Yet an uncooperative New York City administration, led by Robert Moses, blocked O'Malley's plan to use the ideal site at the Atlantic Avenue Long Island Railroad terminal. A political battle over the Dodgers' move also erupted in Los Angeles. Mayor Poulson's suggestion to use Chavez Ravine as the new stadium site triggered opposition from residents concerned about a giveaway. Eventually a telethon campaign that enlisted the help of celebrities such as Groucho Marx, George Burns, and Ronald Reagan enabled the approval of the deal. Set against a backdrop of sporting passion and rivalry, and appearing over thirty years after the Dodgers' last season in Brooklyn, this engrossing book offers new insights into the power struggles existing in the nation's two largest cities.
The City Moves West Economic And Industrial Growth In Central West Texas
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Author : Robert L. Martin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
The City Moves West Economic And Industrial Growth In Central West Texas written by Robert L. Martin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Cities and towns categories.
The City In Texas
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Author : David G. McComb
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2015-02-15
The City In Texas written by David G. McComb and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-15 with Social Science categories.
"This book is the first history of cities in Texas, covering the earliest days of Spanish-Mexican towns, the Republic era to about 1940, and metropolitan Texas to the present. Not only is this book a first for Texas, but there seem to be no equivalent books for any other states, so the author has developed new concepts like 'the first road frontier' and the 'rupture' caused by the railroads. McComb emphasizes how railroads and related innovations such as the telegraph and the clock facilitated in urban development"--Provided by publisher.
Annual Report Of The American Institute Of The City Of New York
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Author : American Institute of the City of New York
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1871
Annual Report Of The American Institute Of The City Of New York written by American Institute of the City of New York and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1871 with Agriculture categories.
Congressional Record
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
Congressional Record written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with categories.
The City Moves West
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Author : Robert L. Martin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1959
The City Moves West written by Robert L. Martin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1959 with Cities and towns categories.
Western Trucking And Motor Transportation In The West
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
Western Trucking And Motor Transportation In The West written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with Trucking categories.
Cities On The Move
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Author : Hanru Hou
language : en
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
Release Date : 1997
Cities On The Move written by Hanru Hou and has been published by Hatje Cantz this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Architecture categories.
In today's world, the Asian megapolis is a reality that is reconfiguring both East and West, old world and new, and is as much a cultural phenomena as a demographic or architectural one. It is currently predicted that in the year 2000 there will be 15 cities in Asia with more than 15 million people each, and that more than 50 million will be living in the Tokyo-Osaka corridor. Cities on the Move is the first publication to confront this rapidly changing social, urban, and suburban landscape primarily from the point of view of those Asian artists, architects, and intellectuals who are currently already part of this emerging world. The result is a massive, kaleidoscopic volume which presents a multitude and variety of projects, plans, ideas, artworks, and observations which are not easily summarized. Like a documenta of the East, this book attempts nothing less than an expansive, inclusive forum and interchange -- an avant-garde symposium -- for those figures whose work by its very nature requires the contemplation of urban Asia.
The Big Red One
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Author : James Scott Wheeler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
The Big Red One written by James Scott Wheeler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
"No mission too difficult, no sacrifice too great-Duty First!" For almost a century, from the Western Front of World War I to the deserts of Iraq, this motto has spurred the soldiers who wear the shoulder patch bearing the Big Red One. In this first comprehensive history of America's 1st Infantry Division, James Scott Wheeler chronicles its major combat engagements and peacetime duties during its legendary service to the nation. The oldest continuously serving division in the U.S. Army, the "Fighting First" has consistently played a crucial role in America's foreign wars. It was the first American division to see combat and achieve victory in World War I and set the standard for discipline, training, endurance, and tactical innovation. One of the few intact divisions between the wars, it was the first army unit to train for amphibious warfare. During World War II, the First Division spearheaded the invasions of North Africa and Sicily before leading the Normandy invasion at Omaha Beach and fighting on through the Hurtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, the Ruhr Pocket, and deep into Germany. By war's end, it had developed successful combined-arms, regimental combat teams and made advances in night operations. Wheeler describes the First Division's critical role in postwar Germany and as the only combat division in Europe during the early Cold War. After returning to the United States at Fort Riley, Kansas, the division fought valiantly in Vietnam for five trying years, successfully protecting Saigon from major infiltration along Highway 13 while pioneering "air-mobile" operations. It led the liberation of Kuwait in Desert Storm and kept an uneasy peace in Bosnia and Kosovo. Along the way, Wheeler illuminates the division's organizational evolution, its consistently remarkable commanders and leaders, and its equally remarkable soldiers. Meticulously detailed and engagingly written, The Big Red One nimbly combines historical narrative with astute analysis of the unit's successes and failures, so that its story reflects the larger chronicle of America's military experience over the past century.