Southern Roots, Western Foundations: the Peculiar Institution and the Livestock Industry on the Northwestern Frontier of Texas, 1846-1864

This dissertation challenges Charles W. Ramsdell's needless war theory, which argued that profitable slavery would not have existed west of the 98th meridian and that slavery would have died a natural death. It uses statistical information that is mined from the county tax records to show how s...

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Main Author:	Liles, Deborah Marie
Other Authors:	McCaslin, Richard B.
Format:	Others
Language:	English
Published:	University of North Texas 2013
Subjects:	Texas slavery cattle livestock settlement frontier
Online Access:	https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc283818/

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spelling	ndltd-unt.edu-info-ark-67531-metadc2838182020-07-15T07:09:31Z Southern Roots, Western Foundations: the Peculiar Institution and the Livestock Industry on the Northwestern Frontier of Texas, 1846-1864 Liles, Deborah Marie Texas slavery cattle livestock settlement frontier This dissertation challenges Charles W. Ramsdell's needless war theory, which argued that profitable slavery would not have existed west of the 98th meridian and that slavery would have died a natural death. It uses statistical information that is mined from the county tax records to show how slave-owners on the northwestern frontier of Texas raised livestock rather than market crops, before and during the Civil War. This enterprise was so strong that it not only continued to expand throughout this period, but it also became the foundation for the recovery of the Texas economy after the war. University of North Texas McCaslin, Richard B. Campbell, Randolph B., 1940- Moye, J. Todd Navarro, Aaron W., 1973- Finseth, Ian F. 2013-08 Thesis or Dissertation Text https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc283818/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc283818 English Public Liles, Deborah Marie Copyright Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.
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description	This dissertation challenges Charles W. Ramsdell's needless war theory, which argued that profitable slavery would not have existed west of the 98th meridian and that slavery would have died a natural death. It uses statistical information that is mined from the county tax records to show how slave-owners on the northwestern frontier of Texas raised livestock rather than market crops, before and during the Civil War. This enterprise was so strong that it not only continued to expand throughout this period, but it also became the foundation for the recovery of the Texas economy after the war.
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title	Southern Roots, Western Foundations: the Peculiar Institution and the Livestock Industry on the Northwestern Frontier of Texas, 1846-1864
title_short	Southern Roots, Western Foundations: the Peculiar Institution and the Livestock Industry on the Northwestern Frontier of Texas, 1846-1864
title_full	Southern Roots, Western Foundations: the Peculiar Institution and the Livestock Industry on the Northwestern Frontier of Texas, 1846-1864
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Southern Roots, Western Foundations: the Peculiar Institution and the Livestock Industry on the Northwestern Frontier of Texas, 1846-1864

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