Padre Island National Seashore
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2015 LCV Cities Tour” in Corpus Christi, Texas, from January 12-15, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.
Patrick Gamman, director of Communications for Padre Island National Seashore, talked about the history of the untouched piece of land and h… read more
Patrick Gamman, director of Communications for Padre Island National Seashore, talked about the history of the untouched piece of land and how it is used today. Four nations have claimed ownership Padre Island at different times: Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, and the U.S. For many years the island was used almost solely for ranching.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2015 LCV Cities Tour” in Corpus Christi, Texas, from January 12-15, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close
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