Land of Many Frontiers: A History of the American SouthwestOxford University Press, 1968 - 358 páginas The Southwest has a long history, for Spanish explorers were crossing the region less than four decades after Columbus discovered America, many decades before the east coast of the United States was opened. Just one century ago a few hardy pioneers occupied west Texas, while Arizona boasted not a single school, jail, courthouse, stageline, or clergyman. The Southwest contains great geographical contrasts, from barren deserts to lofty mountains, from swift-flowing rivers to arid stretches, from endless varieties of cacti to aspens and towering pines. The area is still a land of many frontiers. The book presents a history of this region from before the first Spanish adventurers searched for the golden Cities of Cibola to the latest events in its economic and political life. |
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... miles too far north , and the error of almost two degrees in longitude put the initial point on the Rio Grande well over a hundred miles too far east . To General Conde the solution was simple : the lines of longi- tude and latitude in ...
... miles too far north , and the error of almost two degrees in longitude put the initial point on the Rio Grande well over a hundred miles too far east . To General Conde the solution was simple : the lines of longi- tude and latitude in ...
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... miles above its mouth , and proceed up the middle of the river until it reached the junction of the Gila and Colorado ( which was the start of the line dividing Upper and Lower California ) . This treaty also provided that the United ...
... miles above its mouth , and proceed up the middle of the river until it reached the junction of the Gila and Colorado ( which was the start of the line dividing Upper and Lower California ) . This treaty also provided that the United ...
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... miles of trunk pipelines in Texas , yet this was inadequate . In 1927-28 alone more than 5500 miles of pipelines were laid in West Texas under the most difficult circumstances ; for example , the Pasotex Petroleum Com- pany laid an ...
... miles of trunk pipelines in Texas , yet this was inadequate . In 1927-28 alone more than 5500 miles of pipelines were laid in West Texas under the most difficult circumstances ; for example , the Pasotex Petroleum Com- pany laid an ...
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INTRODUCTION | 3 |
Consolidation Retrenchment and Expansion | 43 |
THE MEXICAN ERA 18211848 | 93 |
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