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New in paperback with a new preface "Bixel's research is thorough and her writing style is engaging. This book will be of interest to both maritime historians and historic preservationists. . . . a welcome addition to the growing literature on Texas maritime history."-Southwestern Historical Quarterly " . . . a heartening story, well-illustrated with photos."-Houston Chronicle "Her story is beautifully told in words and pictures . . ."-Austin American-Statesman " . . . recommended both as an outstanding book-to-remember-her-by and as a surprisingly complete account of a quirky aspect of...

Ulrich Bonnell Phillips (1877--1934) established a reputation as one of the early twentieth century's foremost authorities on the history of African American slavery and the Old South. An empiricist, Phillips approached his subjects analytically and dispassionately, and his scholarship shaped historical investigation of the South for decades. Phillips was an empiricist and based his writing on an array of primary sources, including a growing collection of photographs he accumulated during his research. These images of plantation crops and machinery, agricultural scenes, distinctive...