Format:
Online-Ressource (256 p)
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ill
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
1299053920
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9781299053922
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9781603446020
Series Statement:
Texas A & M University agriculture series no. 8
Content:
The uniquely Texan system that arose from the state's agricultural heritage, a mixture of practices and traditions from New Spain, Mexico, Europe, and the South, was the foundation for Texas' economic strength after the Civil War. In Texas Roots, Jones brings alive this aspect of the state's history that contributed immeasurably to its identity and prosperity.
Content:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- LOS TEJANOS FARMING AND RANCHING IN HISPANIC SOUTH TEXAS -- INDIAN AND SPANISH COLONIAL ORIGINS -- MISSIONS AND FARMS ON THE R'O SAN ANTONIO -- RANCHING ALONG THE RÍO SAN ANTONIO -- SETTLEMENTS BETWEEN THE RÍO GRANDE AND RÍO NUECES -- CONFLICT AND DECLINE -- THE TEXIANS ANTEBELLUM FARMERS AND STOCK RAISERS -- GONE TO TEXAS -- PLANTATIONS AND SLAVERY -- HUNTING AND STOCK RAISING -- COTTON, CORN, SUGARCANE, AND WHEAT -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-252) and index
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""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""LOS TEJANOS FARMING AND RANCHING IN HISPANIC SOUTH TEXAS""; ""INDIAN AND SPANISH COLONIAL ORIGINS""; ""MISSIONS AND FARMS ON THE R�O SAN ANTONIO""; ""RANCHING ALONG THE R�O SAN ANTONIO""; ""SETTLEMENTS BETWEEN THE R�O GRANDE AND R�O NUECES""; ""CONFLICT AND DECLINE""; ""THE TEXIANS ANTEBELLUM FARMERS AND STOCK RAISERS""; ""GONE TO TEXAS""; ""PLANTATIONS AND SLAVERY""; ""HUNTING AND STOCK RAISING""; ""COTTON, CORN, SUGARCANE, AND WHEAT""; ""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1585444189
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781585444298
Additional Edition:
Print version Texas Roots : Agriculture and Rural Life Before the Civil War
Language:
English
