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Texas Roots
C. Allan Jones
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Description for Texas Roots
C. Allan Jones reminds us that the economic wealth of modern Texas arose from its agricultural heritage. Texans adapted agricultural technology, law, and custom of New Spain, Mexico, Europe and the South to their practical, institutional, and legal needs. The result was a system that was the base for economic strength after the Civil War. Series: Texas A.& M.University Agriculture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 line drawings, 5 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
In today's Texas, with its growing urban populations and big-city lifestyles, it is worth remembering that in 1850 only 10 percent of Texans lived in towns with as many as 100 people. The rest - of various ethnic and racial groups - lived off the land, which was blessedly suited to a profitable variety of crops and livestock and also provided an abundance of wildlife free for the taking. In Texas Roots, C. Allan Jones reminds us that the economic wealth of modern Texas arose from its agricultural heritage, a rich mixture of practices and traditions including: Caddo hunting, gathering, ... Read more
In today's Texas, with its growing urban populations and big-city lifestyles, it is worth remembering that in 1850 only 10 percent of Texans lived in towns with as many as 100 people. The rest - of various ethnic and racial groups - lived off the land, which was blessedly suited to a profitable variety of crops and livestock and also provided an abundance of wildlife free for the taking. In Texas Roots, C. Allan Jones reminds us that the economic wealth of modern Texas arose from its agricultural heritage, a rich mixture of practices and traditions including: Caddo hunting, gathering, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Texas A.& M.University Agriculture Series
Number of Pages
288
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585444182
SKU
V9781585444182
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