The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 104, July 2000 - April, 2001 Page: 392

Galveston and the 1900 Storm
By Patricia Bellis Bixel
and Elizabeth Hayes Turner
This extensively illustrated history tells the full
story of the devastating 1900 hurricane and its
long-term effects.The authors draw on survivors'
accounts to vividly recreate the storm and its after-
math.They also describe how Galveston citizens
seized the opportunity, not just to rebuild, but to
reinvent the city in a thoughtful, intentional way
that reformed its government, gave women a
larger role in its public life, and made it less
vulnerable to future storms and flooding.
190 pp, b&w photos
$27 95 paperback, $60 00 hardcover
The Courthouse Square in Texas
By Robert E. Veselka
Edited by Kenneth E. Foote
This book offers the first complete inventory of
Texas courthouse squares, drawn from extensive
archival research and site visits to 139 of the 254
county seats.Veselka classifies every existing plan
by type and origin, including patterns and variants
not previously identified. He also explores the social
and symbolic functions of these plans as he dis-
cusses the historical and modern uses of the
squares.
Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series
260 pp., b&w illus, tables
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Philip Johnson & Texas
By Frank D. Welch
Foreword by Philip Johnson
Photographs by Paul Hester
Drawings by Brian Fitzsimmons
and Landry Ray
This history of Philip Johnson's work in Texas reveals
how the architect's bold, outspoken personality at-
tracted Texas clients and how their referrals shaped
his career. It also demonstrates how Johnson's ad-
vocacy of architecture-as-art has affected the cul-
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interviews with Johnson, his colleagues, and pa-
trons to discover why Johnson has done his best
work in the Lone Star State.
318 pp,duotone photos, line drawings
$39 95 hardcover
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Turn Out the Lights
Chronicles of as during
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By Gary Cartwrdght
Foreword by Robert Draper
When it comes to looking atthe world through
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home.'
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The Magilicens t Sqlte
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Fifth diot ot
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