Discover Galveston Bay
Title | Discover Galveston Bay PDF eBook |
Author | M. Weber |
Publisher | Cherry Lake |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2020-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1534160736 |
Discover Galveston Bay takes readers to the water's edge, where they will learn about the bay's atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. Galveston Bay is the largest estuary in Texas, and the Galveston Bay area is home to around half the population of Texas. It also houses the Christmas Bay Coastal Preserve, which is untouched by human activity. Rich in shellfish, including the majority of oysters harvested in Texas, Galveston Bay is one of Texas's most vital geographical areas. Colorful maps, diagrams, and photos provide readers with a close-up view of Galveston Bay. Book is aligned to curriculum standards and includes sidebar, activity, glossary, index, and additional resources.
Galveston Bay
Title | Galveston Bay PDF eBook |
Author | Galveston Bay Estuary Program |
Publisher | |
Pages | 16 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Ecology |
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Galveston Bay
Title | Galveston Bay PDF eBook |
Author | Sally E. Antrobus |
Publisher | Texas A&M University Press |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2005-09-05 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1585444618 |
Galveston Bay is the recreational center of the Texas coast—a fishing, boating and birdwatching playground for the almost four million people who live on or near it. A shallow estuary of about 350,000 acres, the bay supports a rich assortment of wildlife and a commercial fishery that pulls millions of pounds of crabs, shrimp, and oysters from the water each year. Gateway to the Port of Houston, Galveston Bay is also a major corridor for huge volumes of international shipping and is home to the nation's largest petrochemical manufacturing complex. How can such divergent and apparently contradictory activities all coexist? Setting out to find some answers, Sally Antrobus has produced a book for residents and visitors alike that tunes them in to what is happening in, on, and to the bay—the book she wished for when she first came to live nearby. Beginning with a short, incisive history of the peopling of the area, Antrobus describes how the bay works ecologically and how it is put to work, for recreation and for commerce; how nature both contributes to and controls the human enterprise there; and how power and politics can destroy all the bay has to offer. Antrobus serves as an expert guide for those who want to discover hidden destinations and attend events that celebrate the life on Galveston Bay. Her resources section offers a wealth of ways to become active in local conservation efforts, reminding us there is much to hope for but also much to do to ensure the survival of this great bay.
Galveston Bay Fishing
Title | Galveston Bay Fishing PDF eBook |
Author | Shawn Zapalac |
Publisher | Outskirts Press |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 2006-09 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9781598008555 |
How to fish Galveston from one of her guides. Shawn Zapalac's days on the water come together to give a down to earth plan to enjoy a day of fishing Galveston Bay.
Discovering the Nightingale
Title | Discovering the Nightingale PDF eBook |
Author | Traci Borum |
Publisher | Red Adept Publishing, LLC |
Pages | 314 |
Release | 2021-09-14 |
Genre | Fiction |
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Chelsea Barrett finally has her life under control. She recently moved back home to Chilton Crosse, finished her first year of teaching, and completed the renovations on her Nightingale Cottage. But the sudden appearance of Luka McKane stops her in her tracks. Luka is the vicar’s rebellious son and Chelsea’s first love from sixteen years ago—the one she never got out of her system, the one who still occasionally haunts her dreams. When Luka decides to stay in the village indefinitely, Chelsea makes the best of it by choosing to ignore their rocky past and start fresh with him, as friends. But when Chelsea and Luka begin inching closer together, the lines of their friendship blur, and they’re forced to face their troubled past. Chelsea must decide whether loving Luka is worth the risk, a second time around.
Discover Chesapeake Bay
Title | Discover Chesapeake Bay PDF eBook |
Author | Leah Kaminski |
Publisher | Cherry Lake |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2020-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1534160701 |
Discover Chesapeake Bay takes readers to the water's edge, where they will learn about the bay's atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. These four very different systems create a unique environment in and around Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States. Readers will experience 200 miles of shoreline teeming with more than 3,600 species of animals and plants. Colorful maps, diagrams, and photos provide a close-up view of Chesapeake Bay. Book is aligned to curriculum standards and includes sidebar, activity, glossary, index, and additional resources.
Galveston's Red Light District
Title | Galveston's Red Light District PDF eBook |
Author | Kimber Fountain |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 131 |
Release | 2018-08-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1439664927 |
A local historian recounts nearly seventy years of seduction and scandal along the Texas Gulf Coast in this lively chronicle of Galveston’s notorious past. Known today as a colorful resort destination featuring family entertainment and a thriving arts district, Galveston, Texas, was once notorious for its flourishing vice economy and infamous red-light district. Called simply “The Line,” the unassuming five blocks of Postoffice Street came alive every night with wild parties and generous offerings of love for sale. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, The Line was a stubborn mainstay of the island cityscape until it was finally shut down in the 1950s. But ridding Galveston of prostitution would prove much more difficult than putting a padlock on the front door. In Galveston’s Red Light District, Texas historian Kimber Fountain pursues the sequestered story of women who wanted to make their own rules and the city that wanted to let them.