Early Settlers Of The Panhandle Plains
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Author | : Norman Wayne Brown and Sarah Bellian Foreword by Chuck Parsons |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1467130680 |
The panhandle plains were Texas's last frontier, barren lands populated by hostile Comanche and outlaws attempting to outrun civilization. It was Texas Ranger and frontier scout Jim Jackson who first saw potential in the region. Jackson accompanied Col. Ranald Mackenzie into unsettled Kent County in 1875. He climbed a mountain at Polar to witness a sea of tall grass and a good stream of water. This was good news for Jackson's friends and relatives in Coleman County. Many chose to leave the crowded range and move their cattle herds west. Those who answered the call of the wild were Elkins, Mann, Brown, Overall, Sharp, Wallace, and a host of others. They were the point riders who took the challenge of opening Kent, Garza, Crosby, Lynn, Borden, Dawson, Mitchell, Fisher, Scurry, Stonewall, and Nolan Counties to permanent settlement.
Author | : Walter Prescott Webb |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 544 |
Release | : 1959-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780803297029 |
A study of the changes initiated into the systems and culture of the plain dwellers
Author | : Frederick W. Rathjen |
Publisher | : Texas Tech University Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780896723993 |
The Texas Panhandle-its eastern edge descending sharply from the plains into the canyons of Palo Duro, Tule, Quitaque, Casa Blanca, and Yellow House-is as rich in history as it is in natural beauty. Long considered a crossroads of ancient civilizations, the twenty-six northernmost Texas counties lie on the southern reaches of the Great Plains, w...
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Total Pages | : 2 |
Release | : 1995 |
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Author | : Jan Blodgett |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1988-01-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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Land of Bright Promise is a fascinating exploration of the multitude of land promotions and types of advertising that attracted more than 175,000 settlers to the Panhandle-South Plains area of Texas from the late years of the nineteenth century to the early years of the twentieth. Shunned by settlers for decades because of its popular but forbidding image as a desert filled with desperados, savage Indians, and solitary ranchers, the region was seen as an agricultural and cultural wasteland. The territory, consequently, was among the last to be settled in the United States. But from 1890 to 1917, land companies and agents competed to attract new settlers to the plains. To this end, the combined efforts of local residents, ranchers and landowners, railroads, and professional real estate agents were utilized. Through brochures, lectures, articles, letters, fairs, and excursion trips, midwestern farmers were encouraged to find new homes on what was once feared as the "Great American Desert." And successful indeed were these efforts: from 13,787 in 1890, the population grew to 193,371 in 1920 with a corresponding increase in the amount of farms and farm acreage. The book looks at the imagination, enthusiasm, and determination of land promoters as they approached their task, including their special advertisements and displays to show the potential of the area. Treating the important roles of the cattlemen, the railroads, the professional land companies, and local boosters, Land of Bright Promise also focuses on the intentions and expectations of the settlers themselves. Of special interest are the 15 historical photographs and reproductions of promotional pieces from the era used to spur theland boom. What emerges is an engaging look at a critical period in the development of the Texas Panhandle and an overview of the shift from cattle to agriculture as primary industry in the area.
Author | : David E. Kromm |
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Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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In the forty years since the invention of center pivot irrigation, the Nigh Plains aquifer system has been depleted at an astonishing rate. Is the region now in danger of becoming the Great American Desert? In this volume eleven of the most knowledgeable scholars and water professionals in the Great Plains insightfully examine the dilemmas of groundwater use. They address both the technical problems and the politics of water management, providing a badly needed analysis of the implications of large-scale irrigation.
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Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Frontier and pioneer life |
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Author | : Larry McMurtry |
Publisher | : Liveright Publishing |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2018-05-29 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 163149354X |
This landmark collection, brimming with his signature wit and incomparable sensibility, is Larry McMurtry’s classic tribute to his home and his people. Before embarking on what would become one of the most prominent writing careers in American literature, spanning decades and indelibly shaping the nation’s perception of the West, Larry McMurtry knew what it meant to come from Texas. Originally published in 1968, In a Narrow Grave is the Pulitzer Prize–winning author’s homage to the past and present of the Lone Star State, where he grew up a precociously observant hand on his father’s ranch. From literature to rodeos, small-town folk to big city intellectuals, McMurtry explores all the singular elements that define his land and community, revealing the surprising and particular challenges in the “dying . . . rural, pastoral way of life.” “The gold standard for understanding Houston’s brash rootlessness and civic insecurities” (Douglas Brinkley, New York Times Book Review), In a Narrow Grave offers a timeless portrait of the vividly human, complex, full-blooded Texan.
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Total Pages | : 692 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Texas |
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Author | : Ken Hudnall |
Publisher | : Omega Press |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780962608797 |
This is the fifth volume of the Spirits of the Border Series covering all hauntings and unsolved mysteries in the State of Texas.