XIT : a story of land, cattle, and capital in Texas and Montana

Author/Creator:

Miller, Michael Mark, 1956- author

Publication/Creation:

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2020]

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

XIT : a story of land, cattle, and capital in Texas and Montana / Michael M. Miller

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Capitol Freehold Land and Investment Company--History
Cattle trade--West (U.S.)--History--19th century
Land tenure--Texas--History
Capitalists and financiers--United States--History--19th century
XIT Ranch (Tex.)--History

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Cowboys and capitalists -- Crooked lines -- Capitol capital -- Cattle convention -- Changes in the wind -- The big open -- Empire -- Closeout.

Summary:

"The history of the XIT Ranch connecting Texas politics and the American beef business with global Gilded Age economics"--

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xiii, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937242467602486

ISBN:

9780806167169
0806167165

OCLC Number:

1151815178

Barcode:

010003082992