The Francklyn Land & Cattle Company: A Panhandle Enterprise, 1882-1957: M. K. Brown Range Life Series
Autor Lester Fields Sheffyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 1962
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780292777767
ISBN-10: 0292777760
Pagini: 418
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press
Seria M. K. Brown Range Life Series
ISBN-10: 0292777760
Pagini: 418
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press
Seria M. K. Brown Range Life Series
Notă biografică
Lester Fields Sheffy (1887–1967) was a professor of history at West Texas State Normal College (now West Texas State University).
Cuprins
- Preface
- Bibliographical Note
- Introduction: The Big Bonanza
- 1. A Kentuckian Visits Texas
- 2. Survey Difficulties in Northwest Texas
- 3. Fencing the Francklyn Range
- 4. Foundation Work on Francklyn Pasture
- 5. The Big Cattle Deal of 1883
- 6. The Francklyn Company Assumes Full Control
- 7. Colonel Groom Experiments with Cattle on the Texas Plains
- 8. One Hundred Miles of Indian Border
- 9. The Big Forgery of 1884
- 10. A Desperate Struggle for Cattle Markets
- 11. Headed for the Last Roundup
- 12. British Bondholders Take Over White Deer Properties
- 13. White Deer Lands Emerge from the Francklyn Wreckage
- 14. A New York Yankee Takes a Look at Texans and Texas
- 15. The Francklyn Foreclosure Suit
- 16. Cattle Controversies Ended by Foreclosure Sale
- 17. Ancient Grasslands and Modern Beef Production
- 18. Tyng Proves Agricultural Value of White Deer Lands
- 19. Boom Towns Boost Northwest Texas Lands
- 20. A Decade of Leasing White Deer Lands
- 21. More Water for White Deer Lands
- 22. Tyng Bids Farewell to White Deer Lands and the Panhandle
- 23. The White Deer Lands, 1903–1957: A Summation
- Appendix: White Deer Lands Management (Tables of Organization)
- Index
Descriere
An intensive study of a large Texas ranch, particularly of its business and financial aspects, in which the author has utilized many company records and firsthand accounts by the men who were engaged in the difficult task of establishing and maintaining a