The Public Lands of Texas
Land has always been an important subject in Texas. In colonial times there was no gold or silver, no rich cities or advanced civilizations to lure Europeans and Americans to Texas. They went for land.When Texas won her independence from Mexico in 1836, she had only one source of wealth-216 million acres of public lands. Thomas Lloyd Miller traces the history of those lands from 1519 to modern times. He gives a complete account of the acquisition and disposition of the lands; explains what has been done about minerals, timber, and oil; and discusses the work of the Texas Land Office and its commissioners. Using documentary sources, he examine…
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Weitere Autoren: Yarborough, Ralph
- ISBN: 978-0-8061-1302-9
- EAN: 9780806113029
- Produktnummer: 33643475
- Verlag: University Of Oklahoma Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 366 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.1 cm 562 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 562
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