Land of Bright Promise : : Advertising the Texas Panhandle and South Plains, 1870-1917 / / Jan Blodgett.
Land of Bright Promise is a fascinating exploration of the multitude of land promotions and types of advertising that attracted more than 175,000 settlers to the Panhandle–South Plains area of Texas from the late years of the nineteenth century to the early years of the twentieth. Shunned by settler...
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Blodgett, Jan, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Land of Bright Promise : Advertising the Texas Panhandle and South Plains, 1870-1917 / Jan Blodgett. Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021] ©1988 1 online resource (166 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda M. K. Brown Range Life Series Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- i. Introduction -- 2. The Boosters -- 3. The Railroads -- 4. The Ranchers -- 5. Land Agents and Colonizers -- 6. The Settlers -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Population Statistics -- Appendix B. Acreage Statistics -- Appendix Q Booster Songs and Poetry -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Land of Bright Promise is a fascinating exploration of the multitude of land promotions and types of advertising that attracted more than 175,000 settlers to the Panhandle–South Plains area of Texas from the late years of the nineteenth century to the early years of the twentieth. Shunned by settlers for decades because of its popular but forbidding image as a desert filled with desperados, savage Indians, and solitary ranchers, the region was seen as an agricultural and cultural wasteland. The territory, consequently, was among the last to be settled in the United States. But from 1890 to 1917, land companies and agents competed to attract new settlers to the plains. To this end, the combined efforts of local residents, ranchers and landowners, railroads, and professional real estate agents were utilized. Through brochures, lectures, articles, letters, fairs, and excursion trips, midwestern farmers were encouraged to find new homes on what was once feared as the “Great American Desert.” And successful indeed were these efforts: from 13,787 in 1890, the population grew to 193,371 in 1920, with a corresponding increase in the amount of farms and farm acreage. The book looks at the imagination, enthusiasm, and determination of land promoters as they approached their task, including their special advertisements and displays to show the potential of the area. Treating the important roles of the cattlemen, the railroads, the professional land companies, and local boosters, Land of Bright Promise also focuses on the intentions and expectations of the settlers themselves. Of special interest are the fifteen historical photographs and reproductions of promotional pieces from the era used to spur the land boom. What emerges is an engaging look at a critical period in the development of the Texas Panhandle and an overview of the shift from cattle to agriculture as the primary industry in the area. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Apr 2022) Land use Texas Panhandle History. Texas Panhandle (Tex.)--Population--History. HISTORY / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000 9783110745351 https://doi.org/10.7560/730373 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780292762299 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780292762299/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- i. Introduction -- 2. The Boosters -- 3. The Railroads -- 4. The Ranchers -- 5. Land Agents and Colonizers -- 6. The Settlers -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Population Statistics -- Appendix B. Acreage Statistics -- Appendix Q Booster Songs and Poetry -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- i. Introduction -- 2. The Boosters -- 3. The Railroads -- 4. The Ranchers -- 5. Land Agents and Colonizers -- 6. The Settlers -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Population Statistics -- Appendix B. Acreage Statistics -- Appendix Q Booster Songs and Poetry -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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