3. The Gilded Age: Expectant Capitalism in Frontier Texas

Chapters in this book

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