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This book is an economic history of Texas at the end of the nineteenth century. In 1875, Texas was an agrarian state with limited industry. A generation later, agriculture was heavily commercialized, thousands of miles of railroads carried people and goods around the state, and urban populations increased rapidly. Even before the Spindletop gusher that irrevocably changed the state’s future, Texas had already moved far from its days as a Mexican and American frontier.
John Stricklin Spratt (1902–1976) was Professor of Economics at Southern Methodist University.
Preface Foreword I. A Frontier Economy II. The Railroad Comes to Texas III. Breaking New Ground IV. Cotton, “Big Money Crop” V. Fencing the Range VI. An Era of Bewilderment VII. Grangers Have a Try VIII. The Farmers’ Alliance IX. Farmers Get Their Railroad Commission X. Hired Hands-Then the Labor Union XI. Migratory Industry Settles Down XII. The Big Change Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
No previous study had attempted such an ambitious overview and synthesis of the events and movements which brought Texas to the threshold of the twentieth century. (West Texas Historical Association Year Book)
