Project Gutenberg 2018-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 204 Texas. General Land Office Allcorn, Bill 1923 1962 Allcorn, Billy 58063430 History of Texas Land Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "History of Texas Land" by Texas. General Land Office is a historical account written in the mid-20th century, specifically during the late 1950s. The book chronicles the development, acquisition, and management of land in Texas, covering the periods of Spanish colonization through the establishment of educational funds related to land use. It reflects on the significance of land as a resource and its impact on the state's growth and identity. The book provides a detailed narrative of Texas land, beginning with its early explorations and the formation of land ownership under Spanish and Mexican rule. It discusses key events, such as Texas' independence, the establishment of the General Land Office, and the annexation by the United States. The text highlights the foresight of Texas leaders in managing land for educational purposes and the correlation between land and the state's economic development, particularly focusing on oil exploration and its contributions to the Permanent School Fund and the Permanent University Fund. Overall, the narrative illustrates how Texas’ history is inextricably linked to land ownership and utilization, making it a vital resource for understanding the state's heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Public lands -- Texas HD Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Schools & Universities 110587 2025-09-23T04:56:41.132617 text/html 104190 2018-07-19T15:17:34 text/html 622925 2025-09-23T04:56:46.094577 application/epub+zip 623139 2025-09-23T04:56:43.215592 application/epub+zip 104148 2025-09-23T04:56:42.256621 application/epub+zip 659581 2025-09-23T04:56:48.020575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 642877 2025-09-23T04:56:45.098566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133589 2022-09-26T03:55:09.724154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83519 2025-09-23T04:56:40.651613 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 83727 2018-07-19T15:17:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19057 2025-09-23T04:56:48.154550 application/rdf+xml 12646 2025-09-23T04:56:42.336591 image/jpeg 2073 2025-09-23T04:56:42.297569 image/jpeg 29840 2018-07-19T15:17:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 573093 2018-07-19T15:17:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 574151 2025-09-23T04:56:41.161588 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia