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Rural And Urban Boosterism In Texas, 1880s-1930s
Bennett, Laura Kathleen (History, 2008-09-17)The second half of the nineteenth century saw a "civilizing" trend across the rural and urban West. In Texas boosters launched myriad campaigns emphasizing the close of the western frontier and the emergence of a more ...