Journey through Texas, or, A saddle-trip on the southwestern frontier : with a statistical appendix

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The observations of Frederick Law Olmsted as he journeyed through Texas in the 1850s.

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Olmsted, Frederick Law January 1, 1857.

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  • Olmsted, Frederick Law Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903. A famous landscape architect, Olmsted designed Central Park in New York, Prospect Park in Brooklyn and many other well known metropolitan parks throughout the U.S.

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The observations of Frederick Law Olmsted as he journeyed through Texas in the 1850s.

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Olmsted, Frederick Law. Journey through Texas, or, A saddle-trip on the southwestern frontier : with a statistical appendix, book, January 1, 1857; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2407/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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