Cattle, Cotton, Corn - A History of Central Texas Middle-Class Ranches, 1880-1930 (Hardcover)

From about a generation after the end of the Industrial Revolution up until the Great Depression, Texas agriculture went through many changes. Unlike the massive, storied ranches spun into romantic westerns or Hollywood films, small family ranches had to adapt constantly to the economic present. Cattle, Cotton, Corn draws from the minutiae of family records and oral accounts to piece together the history of several middle-class ranches in Central Texas that were operational from 1880 to 1930. The Caufields, Cavitts, Youngs, and Footes were ordinary Texans surviving changing economic forecasts and the boom-and-bust cycles of living from the land. Compiled from decades of research by a scion of one of the families, this book adds to the corpus of Texas ranching epics by focusing on the lived experiences of regular ranch families, most of whom were not particularly wealthy or politically prominent. Cattle, Cotton, Corn tells a history important to the fabric of turn-of-the-century Texas, and it will resonate with many who will see their own family's history reflected in its very pages.

General

Imprint:	Texas Tech Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2022
Authors:	W C Arnold
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-68283-128-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of other lands Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Smallholdings Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > The countryside, country life Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries Books > History > History of other lands Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-68283-128-0
Barcode:	9781682831281

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