This manual provides comprehensive information for the Parks for Texas: Enduring Landscapes of the New Deal, a historical account of the Texas state park system's establishment during the Great Depression. Authored by James Wright Steely and published by the University of Texas Press, this work details the origins of the park system from the late 19th century through the New Deal era. It highlights the significant role of federal-state partnerships, particularly the Civilian Conservation Corps, in developing 52 recreational parks across Texas, from Caddo Lake to Big Bend. The book chronicles the political landscape and key figures involved in this monumental undertaking.
The purpose of this manual is to serve as a definitive resource for understanding the creation and evolution of Texas's state parks. It covers the historical context, the key initiatives and personalities that shaped the system, and the physical development of these landscapes. Included is an appendix listing and describing state parks up to 1945, with an epilogue bringing the narrative to the present day. This guide is intended for historians, park enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the legacy of New Deal programs in Texas.
State parks across Texas offer a world of opportunities for recreation and education. Yet few park visitors or park managers know the remarkable story of how this magnificent state park system came into being during the depths of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Drawing on archival records and examining especially the political context of the New Deal, James Wright Steely here provides the first comprehensive history of the founding and building of the Texas state park system. Steely's history begins in the 1880s with the movement to establish parks around historical sites from the Texas Revolution. He follows the fits-and-starts progress of park development through the early 1920s, when Governor Pat Neff envisioned the kind of park system that ultimately came into being between 1933 and 1942. During the Depression an amazing cast of personalities from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Lyndon Johnson led, followed, or obstructed the drive to create this state park system. The New Deal federal-state partnerships for depression relief gave Texas the funding and personnel to build 52 recreational parks under the direction of the National Park Service. Steely focuses in detail on the activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps, whose members built parks from Caddo Lake in the east to the first park improvements in the Big Bend out west. An appendix lists and describes all the state parks in Texas through 1945, while Steely's epilogue brings the parks' story up to the present.
Author: Steely, James Wright
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Parks for Texas: Enduring Landscapes of the New Deal
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2010-07-05
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780292722378
Category: History : United States - State & Local - General
State parks across Texas offer a world of opportunities for recreation and education. Yet few park visitors or park managers know the remarkable story of how this magnificent state park system came into being during the depths of the Great Depression in the 1930s. Drawing on archival records and examining especially the political context of the New Deal, James Wright Steely here provides the first comprehensive history of the founding and building of the Texas state park system. Steely's history begins in the 1880s with the movement to establish parks around historical sites from the Texas Revolution. He follows the fits-and-starts progress of park development through the early 1920s, when Governor Pat Neff envisioned the kind of park system that ultimately came into being between 1933 and 1942. During the Depression an amazing cast of personalities from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Lyndon Johnson led, followed, or obstructed the drive to create this state park system. The New Deal federal-state partnerships for depression relief gave Texas the funding and personnel to build 52 recreational parks under the direction of the National Park Service. Steely focuses in detail on the activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps, whose members built parks from Caddo Lake in the east to the first park improvements in the Big Bend out west. An appendix lists and describes all the state parks in Texas through 1945, while Steely's epilogue brings the parks' story up to the present.
Author: Steely, James Wright
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Parks for Texas: Enduring Landscapes of the New Deal
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2010-07-05
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780292722378
Category: History : United States - State & Local - General
