In the freewheeling days of the open range, a group of British gentlemen went into business on a grand scale, building legendary cattle empires and a new indust
In the freewheeling days of the open range, a group of British gentlemen went into business on a grand scale, building legendary cattle empires and a new indust
“A deeply researched and finely delivered look at what can best be described as a counterintuitive slice of American history.”—Washington Post From the 18
Reconstructing the increasingly contested interpretations of the meaning of public land administration, this book traces the history of the political dynamics b
The Texas state constitution of 1876 set aside three million acres of public land in the Texas Panhandle in exchange for construction of the state’s monumenta