The Texas Almanac for 1870, and Emigrant's Guide to Texas

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The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.

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[290] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. January 1870.

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  • Main Title: The Texas Almanac for 1870, and Emigrant's Guide to Texas
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The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.

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[290] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Actual title on title page: "The Texas Almanac for 1870, and Emigrant's Guide to Texas, Showing the Vast Area, Climate and Fertility of the Soil; the Mild Temperature, neither so hot nor so cold as in the Northern States; the great Profits realized in Stock Raising, Sheep Husbandry, Agriculture and various Manufactures; the remarkable Cheapness of Living; the great Variety of Productions, and among them those of the most profitable Staples, Cotton, Sugar, Wheat, etc. ; the Abundance and Variety of Fruits; the great Value and Abundance of the Native Grape, and the Success and Profits of Wine Making; the rapidly increasing Revenue from the Export of Beef and Beef Cattle, from Wool, Hides, etc.; the Chief Towns of the State with their Population; Description of the great Subdivisions of the State; the Chief Ports and their Commerce; General Statistics of the State, Post Offices, Newspapers, Schools, Society, Historical and Biographical articles, Minerals, Railroads, the Mails, Etc., Etc., Etc."

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Texas Almanac

The source for all things Texas since 1857, with these issues going through 1989. It serves as a reference book on resources, industries, commerce, history, government, population, and other subjects relating to Texas development.

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The Texas Almanac for 1870, and Emigrant's Guide to Texas, book, January 1870; Galveston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123775/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.

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