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2. The Shumard Survey: Texas Begins to Develop Its Resources
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Walter Keene Ferguson
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Chapters in this book
- 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
Chapters in this book
- 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
