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100 1 _aTexas. General Land Office
245 1 0 _aHistory of Texas Land
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-07-19
508 _aProduced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"History of Texas Land" by Texas. General Land Office is a historical account written in the mid-20th century, specifically during the late 1950s. The book chronicles the development, acquisition, and management of land in Texas, covering the periods of Spanish colonization through the establishment of educational funds related to land use. It reflects on the significance of land as a resource and its impact on the state's growth and identity. The book provides a detailed narrative of Texas land, beginning with its early explorations and the formation of land ownership under Spanish and Mexican rule. It discusses key events, such as Texas' independence, the establishment of the General Land Office, and the annexation by the United States. The text highlights the foresight of Texas leaders in managing land for educational purposes and the correlation between land and the state's economic development, particularly focusing on oil exploration and its contributions to the Permanent School Fund and the Permanent University Fund. Overall, the narrative illustrates how Texas’ history is inextricably linked to land ownership and utilization, making it a vital resource for understanding the state's heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPublic lands -- Texas
700 1 _aAllcorn, Bill,
_d1923-1962
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57544
999 _c98373
_d98373