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A History of Land Grants to Texas Railroads 1852 to 1882

This study examines the history of federal land grants given to railroads in Texas upon their admittance to the Union in the "Iron Horse Age" of Texas. Covering the rise of the land grant idea, the first period of special land grants, the period of the first general land grant act, the period of prohibition of land grants, and finally last of the land grant periods,

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc935581
Date08 1900
CreatorsRamsey, Volney E.
ContributorsNewton, Lewis W., Medler, Byron
PublisherNorth Texas State College
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatiii, 70 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas, 1852/1882
RightsPublic, Ramsey, Volney E., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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