In this Book
- Land of Bright Promise: Advertising the Texas Panhandle and South Plains, 1870-1917
- Book
- 1988
- Published by: University of Texas Press
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- p. viii
- Acknowledgments
- p. ix
- 1. Introduction
- pp. 1-11
- 2. The Boosters
- pp. 12-25
- 3. The Railroads
- pp. 26-42
- 4. The Ranchers
- pp. 43-59
- 5. Land Agents and Colonizers
- pp. 60-85
- 6. The Settlers
- pp. 86-98
- Conclusion
- pp. 99-102
- Appendix C. Booster Songs and Poetry
- pp. 107-112
- Bibliography
- pp. 135-146
Additional Information
ISBN
9780292762299
Related ISBN(s)
9780292730373
MARC Record
OCLC
967531949
Pages
166
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-05
Language
English
Open Access
No