The Birth of a Texas Ghost Town: Thurber 1886–1933 provides readers with a detailed history of the rise and fall of one of the most notable coal-mining and brick-producing communities in Texas. . . . Any historian interested in Texas history, urban studies, and business history would find this book a valuable resource.”—Southwestern Historical Quarterly Gentry’s work is full of anecdotes that give life to the community, and her story illuminates an important chapter in Texas history . . . Gentry’s work should rekindle interest in Texas coal mining.”—Journal of Southern History
| ISBN: | 9781623499099 |
| Publication date: | 30th November 2023 |
| Author: | Mary Jane Gentry, Larry Gatlin |
| Publisher: | Texas A & M University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Series: | Tarleton State University Southwestern Studies in the Humanities |
| Genres: |
History of the Americas |