Ii Gracy: 2 books
The State Library and Archives of Texas
A History, 1835-1962
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission celebrated its centennial in 2009. To honor that milestone, former State Archivist David Gracy has taken a retrospective look at the agency's colorful and sometimes contentious history as Texas's official information provider and record keeper. In this...
Littlefield Lands
Colonization on the Texas Plains, 1912–1920
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2014
The phenomenon of colonization by big land companies, common throughout the history of the United States, came late to the Panhandle-Plains of West Texas. Ranchers held sway there up into the 20th century. Then, realizing that the future followed the plow, they, joined by business owners and speculators,...