Antebellum Jefferson, Texas [electronic resource] : everyday life in an East Texas town / by Jacques D. Bagur.
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- 9781574414547
- 976.4/193 23
- F394.J3 B34 2012
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.
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