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Category : Statistics
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Statistical Reference Index
Author: Danger All Around
Author: Joel B. GoldsteenPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292788940
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
The problem of where to store waste has grabbed a lot of headlines, but people have been slow to realize that the environmental damage caused by storage sites is an even greater menace. This book makes the danger clear, as Joel Goldsteen offers the first comprehensive look at the selection and environmental impact of municipal and petrochemical waste storage sites along the Texas and Louisiana coasts. Goldsteen has distilled a large landfill-worth of data into a highly readable account of the creation and regulation of waste disposal sites, the health issues that surround them, and the human and natural factors that affect how safe or dangerous they become. Chapters that describe industrial development along the Gulf Coast and the concurrent challenges of wastewater treatment, solid waste management, and hazardous waste control are followed by in-depth descriptions of nine Texas and four Louisiana sites, all representative of problems far beyond the Texas-Louisiana coast.
Texas Almanac, 2000-2001 (Millennium Edition)
Author: Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide
Author: Dallas Morning NewsPublisher:
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Category : Almanacs, American
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description
Writing the Story of Texas
Author: Patrick L. CoxPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292748752
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
The history of the Lone Star state is a narrative dominated by larger-than-life personalities and often-contentious legends, presenting interesting challenges for historians. Perhaps for this reason, Texas has produced a cadre of revered historians who have had a significant impact on the preservation (some would argue creation) of our state’s past. An anthology of biographical essays, Writing the Story of Texas pays tribute to the scholars who shaped our understanding of Texas’s past and, ultimately, the Texan identity. Edited by esteemed historians Patrick Cox and Kenneth Hendrickson, this collection includes insightful, cross-generational examinations of pivotal individuals who interpreted our history. On these pages, the contributors chart the progression from Eugene C. Barker’s groundbreaking research to his public confrontations with Texas political leaders and his fellow historians. They look at Walter Prescott Webb’s fundamental, innovative vision as a promoter of the past and Ruthe Winegarten’s efforts to shine the spotlight on minorities and women who made history across the state. Other essayists explore Llerena Friend delving into an ambitious study of Sam Houston, Charles Ramsdell courageously addressing delicate issues such as racism and launching his controversial examination of Reconstruction in Texas, Robert Cotner—an Ohio-born product of the Ivy League—bringing a fresh perspective to the field, and Robert Maxwell engaged in early work in environmental history.
Texas Almanac
Author: Budgeting in Texas
Author: Aman KhanPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Archeological Bibliography for the Northern Panhandle Region of Texas
Author: A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas
Author: Carol Morris LittlePublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292760363
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Traces the history of outdoor sculpture in Texas, and features brief descriptions of over eight hundred works, each with the artist's name, birth date, and nationality, the sculpture's date, type, size, material, location, and source of funding, and comments. Grouped by city.
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