Texas Roots : Agriculture and Rural Life before the Civil War.

Intro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- LOS TEJANOS FARMING AND RANCHING IN HISPANIC SOUTH TEXAS -- INDIAN AND SPANISH COLONIAL ORIGINS -- MISSIONS AND FARMS ON THE R'O SAN ANTONIO -- RANCHING ALONG THE RÍO SAN ANTONIO -- SETTLEMENTS BETWEEN THE RÍO GRANDE AND RÍO NUECES -- CONFLICT AND DECLINE -- THE TEXIANS ANTEBELLUM FARMERS AND STOCK RAISERS -- GONE TO TEXAS -- PLANTATIONS AND SLAVERY -- HUNTING AND STOCK RAISING -- COTTON, CORN, SUGARCANE, AND WHEAT -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.

The uniquely Texan system that arose from the state's agricultural heritage, a mixture of practices and traditions from New Spain, Mexico, Europe, and the South, was the foundation for Texas' economic strength after the Civil War. In Texas Roots, Jones brings alive this aspect of the state's history that contributed immeasurably to its identity and prosperity.

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