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The Espuela Land and Cattle Company

The Texas plains country was opened to the advance of the first cattlemen, which included several large, foreign-owned enterprises. The author describes the geological conditions which made ranching possible, and the problems and ingenuity involved in acquiring a large body of land, business practices and techniques for caring for the animals and the land, and the personnel.

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title
The Espuela Land and Cattle Company: A Study of a Foreign-Owned Ranch in Texas
creator
Holden, William Curry, 1896-
contributor
Frantz, Joe Bertram, 1917-
publisher
Texas State Historical Association
date
1970
language
eng
description.content
Book containing the history of Spur Ranch and its London-based owners, the Espuela Land and Cattle Company. It covers topics including the founding of the ranch, its environs, expenses, personnel, conflicts with native peoples and neighbors, and life on the range.
description.physical
xv, 268 p. ; ill., maps, ports. : 24 cm.
subject.UNTL-BS
Agriculture - Ranching - Ranches
subject.LCSH
Spur Ranch (Tex.)
subject.LCSH
Espuela Land and Cattle Company, limited, of London.
subject.UNTL-BS
Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Horses
subject.UNTL-BS
Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle
subject.UNTL-BS
Landscape and Nature - Wildlife
subject.UNTL-BS
Agriculture - Ranching - Cowboys
subject.UNTL-BS
Business, Economics and Finance
subject.UNTL-BS
Agriculture - Ranching - Barbed Wire
subject.UNTL-BS
Sports and Recreation - Hunting
subject.UNTL-BS
Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Army
subject.UNTL-BS
People - Ethnic Groups - American Indians - Kiowas
subject.UNTL-BS
People - Ethnic Groups - American Indians - Comanches
subject.UNTL-BS
Landscape and Nature - Water
subject.UNTL-BS
People - Groups
primarySource
0
coverage.placeName
United States - Texas - Tarrant County - Fort Worth
coverage.placeName
England - Greater London County - London
coverage.timePeriod
cat-bom
coverage.date
1871/1907
collection
TSHAM
institution
TSHA
resourceType
text_book
format
text
identifier.OCLC
80356
identifier.CALL-NO
SF196.U5 H6 1970
identifier.LOCAL-CONT-NO
TSHA_0028
identifier.UNTCAT
b1094941
identifier.LCCN
70-84084
identifier.ISBN
087611-023-5
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