{"product_id":"antebellum-jefferson-texas-jacques-d-bagur-9781574412659","title":"Antebellum Jefferson, Texas: Everyday Life in an East Texas Town","description":"\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1845 as a steamboat port at the entryway to western markets from the Red River, Jefferson was a thriving center of trade until the steamboat traffic dried up in the 1870s. During its heyday, the town monopolized the shipping of cotton from all points west for 150 miles. Jefferson was the unofficial capital of East Texas, but it was also typical of boom towns in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor this topical examination of a frontier town, Bagur draws from many government documents, but also from newspaper ads and plats. These sources provide intimate details of the lives of the early citizens of Jefferson, Texas. Their story is of interest to both local and state historians as well as to the many readers interested in capturing the flavor of life in old-time East Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacques D. Bagur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1574412655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781574412659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 40","brand":"Jacques D. Bagur","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44079820964095,"sku":"9781574412659","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fab2d79a-8e8d-4aff-b61f-aedd504d4fac.jpg?v=1685483337","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/antebellum-jefferson-texas-jacques-d-bagur-9781574412659","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}