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Ferguson, Walter Keene. "MAP: The Topographic Provinces of Texas". Geology and Politics in Frontier Texas, 1845–1909, New York, USA: University of Texas Press, 1969, pp. xiii-xiv. https://doi.org/10.7560/700079-002

Ferguson, W. (1969). MAP: The Topographic Provinces of Texas. In Geology and Politics in Frontier Texas, 1845–1909 (pp. xiii-xiv). New York, USA: University of Texas Press. https://doi.org/10.7560/700079-002

Ferguson, W. 1969. MAP: The Topographic Provinces of Texas. Geology and Politics in Frontier Texas, 1845–1909. New York, USA: University of Texas Press, pp. xiii-xiv. https://doi.org/10.7560/700079-002

Ferguson, Walter Keene. "MAP: The Topographic Provinces of Texas" In Geology and Politics in Frontier Texas, 1845–1909, xiii-xiv. New York, USA: University of Texas Press, 1969. https://doi.org/10.7560/700079-002

Ferguson W. MAP: The Topographic Provinces of Texas. In: Geology and Politics in Frontier Texas, 1845–1909. New York, USA: University of Texas Press; 1969. p.xiii-xiv. https://doi.org/10.7560/700079-002

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Frontmatter i
Preface vii
CONTENTS xi
MAP: The Topographic Provinces of Texas xiii
1. Scientific and Political Preludes to State Geological Surveys 1
2. The Shumard Survey: Texas Begins to Develop Its Resources 21
3. The Gilded Age: Expectant Capitalism in Frontier Texas 35
4. Geological Résumé: Reconnaissance Geologists Discover the “Individualities” of Texas Geology 49
5. The Dumble Survey: Texas Initiates Land Reforms 74
6. The Dumble Survey and the Diffusion of Public Resources 98
7. The Phillips Survey: A Classical Resource Study of Undeveloped Public Lands 114
8. Geological Résumé: Stratigraphers Interpret the ‘Individualities” of Texas Geology 132
9. The Bureau of Economic Geology: Geological Research Leaves the Political Arena 157
Appendices 165
Bibliography 191
Index 221

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Frontmatter i
Preface vii
CONTENTS xi
MAP: The Topographic Provinces of Texas xiii
1. Scientific and Political Preludes to State Geological Surveys 1
2. The Shumard Survey: Texas Begins to Develop Its Resources 21
3. The Gilded Age: Expectant Capitalism in Frontier Texas 35
4. Geological Résumé: Reconnaissance Geologists Discover the “Individualities” of Texas Geology 49
5. The Dumble Survey: Texas Initiates Land Reforms 74
6. The Dumble Survey and the Diffusion of Public Resources 98
7. The Phillips Survey: A Classical Resource Study of Undeveloped Public Lands 114
8. Geological Résumé: Stratigraphers Interpret the ‘Individualities” of Texas Geology 132
9. The Bureau of Economic Geology: Geological Research Leaves the Political Arena 157
Appendices 165
Bibliography 191
Index 221

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