Antebellum Jefferson, Texas
Subtitle: everyday life in an East Texas town
By: by Jacques D. Bagur.
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Denton, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 612
ISBN-13: 9781574412659
Subjects: City and town life -- Texas -- Jefferson -- History -- 19th century; Jefferson (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century; Jefferson (Tex.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Background; title: What Jefferson was; title: Foundations; title: Townsite; title: Emergence; title: Development; title: Censuses; title: Women; title: Slaves; title: Roads and bridges; title: County seat; title: Municipal affairs; title: Wharves; title: Navigation; title: Navigation controversies; title: Market area; title: Primary business types; title: Commodity markets; title: Warehouse district; title: Earliest merchants; title: Early 1850s merchants; title: Middle 1850s merchants; title: Late merchants; title: Miscellaneous businesses; title: Manufacturing; title: Packeries; title: Structural features; title: The professions; title: Politics; title: Fraternal organizations; title: Religion; title: Education; title: Hotels; title: Stables; title: Stagecoaches; title: Newspapers; title: Postal services; title: Telegraph; title: Railroads; title: Sports; title: Culture and entertainment; title: Balls and dances; title: Crime; title: Vice; title: Health and welfare; title: Mortality.