Antebellum Jefferson, Texas [Recurso electrónico] : Everyday Life in an East Texas Town / by Jacques D. Bagur.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Background -- What Jefferson was -- Foundations -- Townsite -- Emergence -- Development -- Censuses -- Women -- Slaves -- Roads and bridges -- County seat -- Municipal affairs -- Wharves -- Navigation -- Navigation controversies -- Market area -- Primary business types -- Commodity markets -- Warehouse district -- Earliest merchants -- Early 1850s merchants -- Middle 1850s merchants -- Late merchants -- Miscellaneous businesses -- Manufacturing -- Packeries -- Structural features -- The professions -- Politics -- Fraternal organizations -- Religion -- Education -- Hotels -- Stables -- Stagecoaches -- Newspapers -- Postal services -- Telegraph -- Railroads -- Sports -- Culture and entertainment -- Balls and dances -- Crime -- Vice -- Health and welfare -- Mortality.

Libro Electrónico

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