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The Xit Ranch Of Texas And The Early Days Of The Llano Estacado
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Author : J. Evetts Haley
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2013-06-14
The Xit Ranch Of Texas And The Early Days Of The Llano Estacado written by J. Evetts Haley and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-14 with History categories.
Among the famous ranch brands of Texas are the T Anchor, JA, Diamond Tail, 777, Bar C, and XIT. And the greatest of these was XIT—The XIT Ranch of Texas. It was not the first ranch in West Texas, but after its formation in the eighteen-eighties it became the largest single operation in the cow country of the Old West and covered more than three million acres, all fenced. The state of Texas patented this huge rectangle of land, at the time considered by many to be part of "the great American desert," to the Capitol Freehold Land and Investment Company of Chicago, in exchange for funds to erect the state capitol building in Austin. This "desert" became a legend in the cattle business, and it remains today a memory to thousands who recall the era when mustangs and longhorns grazed beneath the brand of the XIT. The development and operation of this pastoral enterprise and its relation to the history of Texas is the subject of this great and widely discussed book by J. Evetts Haley, now made available to readers every· where. It is the story of a wild prairie, roamed by Indians, buffalo, mustangs, and antelope, that became a country of railroads, oil fields, prosperous farms, and carefully bred herds of cattle. The XIT Ranch of Texas is the epic account of a ranching operation about which many know a little but only a few very much. It is the one volume that, more than any other, portrays the early-day cattle business of the West.
Xit
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Author : Michael M. Miller
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2020-10-22
Xit written by Michael M. Miller and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-22 with History categories.
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 monumental red-granite capitol in Austin. That land became the XIT Ranch, briefly one of the most productive cattle operations in the West. The story behind the legendary XIT Ranch, told in full in this book, is a tale of Gilded Age business and politics at the very foundation of the American cattle industry. The capitol construction project, along with the acres that would become XIT, went to an Illinois syndicate led by men influential in politics and business. Unable to sell the land, the Illinois group, backed by British capital, turned to cattle ranching to satisfy investors. In tracing their efforts, which expanded to include a satellite ranch in Montana, historian Michael M. Miller demythologizes the cattle business that flourished in the late-nineteenth-century American West, paralleling the United States’ first industrial revolution. The XIT Ranch came into being and succeeded, Miller shows, only because of the work of accountants, lawyers, and managers, overseen by officers and a board of seasoned international capitalists. In turn, the ranch created wealth for some and promoted the expansion of railroads, new towns, farms, and jobs. Though it existed only from 1885 to 1912, from Texas to Montana the operation left a deep imprint on community culture and historical memory. Describing the Texas capitol project in its full scope and gritty detail, XIT cuts through the popular portrayal of great western ranches to reveal a more nuanced and far-reaching reality in the business and politics of the beef industry at the close of America’s Gilded Age.
The Xit Ranch Of Texas And The Early Days Of The Llano Estacado
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Author : James Evetts Haley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953
The Xit Ranch Of Texas And The Early Days Of The Llano Estacado written by James Evetts Haley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with Americana categories.
The Xit Ranch Of Texas And The Early Days Of The Llano Estacado
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Author : James Evetts Haley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1929
The Xit Ranch Of Texas And The Early Days Of The Llano Estacado written by James Evetts Haley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1929 with Americana categories.
Cavalleria Rusticana
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Author : Pietro Mascagni
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
Cavalleria Rusticana written by Pietro Mascagni and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Operas categories.
The Tower Of London
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Author : William Harrison Ainsworth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1870
The Tower Of London written by William Harrison Ainsworth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1870 with categories.
Xit
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Author : Michael M. Miller
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2020-10-22
Xit written by Michael M. Miller and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-22 with History categories.
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 monumental red-granite capitol in Austin. That land became the XIT Ranch, briefly one of the most productive cattle operations in the West. The story behind the legendary XIT Ranch, told in full in this book, is a tale of Gilded Age business and politics at the very foundation of the American cattle industry. The capitol construction project, along with the acres that would become XIT, went to an Illinois syndicate led by men influential in politics and business. Unable to sell the land, the Illinois group, backed by British capital, turned to cattle ranching to satisfy investors. In tracing their efforts, which expanded to include a satellite ranch in Montana, historian Michael M. Miller demythologizes the cattle business that flourished in the late-nineteenth-century American West, paralleling the United States’ first industrial revolution. The XIT Ranch came into being and succeeded, Miller shows, only because of the work of accountants, lawyers, and managers, overseen by officers and a board of seasoned international capitalists. In turn, the ranch created wealth for some and promoted the expansion of railroads, new towns, farms, and jobs. Though it existed only from 1885 to 1912, from Texas to Montana the operation left a deep imprint on community culture and historical memory. Describing the Texas capitol project in its full scope and gritty detail, XIT cuts through the popular portrayal of great western ranches to reveal a more nuanced and far-reaching reality in the business and politics of the beef industry at the close of America’s Gilded Age.
Human Aspects In Computing Design And Use Of Interactive Systems And Work With Terminals
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Author : Hans-Jörg Bullinger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Human Aspects In Computing Design And Use Of Interactive Systems And Work With Terminals written by Hans-Jörg Bullinger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Human engineering categories.
Research Program In Finance Working Paper Series
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Research Program In Finance Working Paper Series written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Finance categories.
Panhandle Plains Historical Review
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Panhandle Plains Historical Review written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Southwest, New categories.