The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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Page 135
... cattle boom was on in the mountain states , and meat - packers in Chicago and Kansas City , bankers in London , Edinburgh , Dundee , and New York , railroad tycoons and their agents in Washington , and cowboys and cattlemen on the Texas ...
... cattle boom was on in the mountain states , and meat - packers in Chicago and Kansas City , bankers in London , Edinburgh , Dundee , and New York , railroad tycoons and their agents in Washington , and cowboys and cattlemen on the Texas ...
Page 136
... cattle . In 1860 , when there were 31.5 million Americans , the nation had 17 million head of cattle . New York was still the largest state , with a population of 3.9 million , but the number of cattle had declined , to 850,000 head ...
... cattle . In 1860 , when there were 31.5 million Americans , the nation had 17 million head of cattle . New York was still the largest state , with a population of 3.9 million , but the number of cattle had declined , to 850,000 head ...
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... cattle - raising areas . For that matter , there was no reason why cattle had to be raised in southern and eastern Texas at all , when conditions seemed so much better farther north . So it seemed to McCoy and other cattlemen of the ...
... cattle - raising areas . For that matter , there was no reason why cattle had to be raised in southern and eastern Texas at all , when conditions seemed so much better farther north . So it seemed to McCoy and other cattlemen of the ...
Contents
A Great National Project | 33 |
Speculation in Slaves | 69 |
The Comstock Lode | 99 |
Copyright | |
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