The U.S. Army and the Texas Frontier Economy, 1845-1900
Series: Texas a & M University Military History Series
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: November 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9780890968826
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Economics; Warfare & Defence; United States.; c 1800 to c 1900; History; Armies; Texas - Local History; History - Military / War; Procurement; Business/Economics; Texas; Military - United States; United States - State & Local - General; United States; Army; Economics - General; Military Science; 19th century; Economic Conditions; Public contracts
Description: "Smith traces the emergence of the army's influence and includes analyses of information on army spending and development such as the introduction of army weather and telegraph services to the state, as well as accounts of real estate transactions involving the fort building program. Smith also accounts for army failures, maintaining that no one was truly prepared for the reality of western expansion."--BOOK JACKET.

"As an examination of the complex yet mutually beneficial economic relationship between the nation and the state, The U.S. Army and the Texas Frontier Economy, 1845-1900 is ideal for anyone interested in the early days of the state as well as in U.S. military and frontier history."--BOOK JACKET.