Port Aransas (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738579603)

Port Aransas, known colloquially as Port A, is on Mustang Island, one of the Texas barrier islands. This community grew from the seed of El Mar Rancho, the homestead an Englishman established for his family in 1855--the name Port Aransas was adopted in 1910. The evolution of Port A includes the guiding of sport fishermen to the hard-fighting tarpon fish, bouncing back from five major hurricanes, and the development of tourism that has made the town a nationally sought out destination. Despite all of the changes that have visited Port Aransas, the pace there still conforms to "island time." Indeed, a number of images in this book were selected for how they portray that unique quality of life.

Author: J. Guthrie Ford, Mark Creighton
ISBN-10: 0738579602
ISBN-13: 9780738579603
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 02/28/2011
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.23h x 6.64w x 0.33d