{"product_id":"texas-roots-c-allan-jones-9781585444182","title":"Texas Roots: Agriculture and Rural Life Before the Civil War","description":"In today's Texas, with its growing urban populations and big-city lifestyles, it is worth remembering that in 1850 only 10 percent of Texans lived in towns with as many as 100 people. The rest--of many ethnic and racial groups--lived off the land, which was blessedly suited to a profitable variety of crops and livestock and also provided an abundance of wildlife free for the taking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eTexas Roots\u003c\/i\u003e, C. Allan Jones reminds us that the economic wealth of modern Texas arose from its agricultural heritage, a rich mixture of practices and traditions including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Caddo hunting, gathering, gardening, and farming \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Irrigated agriculture at Spanish missions \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Hispanic ranching \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Slave-based plantations \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Small-scale farmers and ranchers \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through time, people adapted the agricultural technologies, laws, and customs of New Spain, Mexico, Europe, and the South to their own practical, institutional, and legal needs. The result was a particularly Texan system that would serve as the foundation for the state's economic strength after the Civil War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eTexas Roots\u003c\/i\u003e shines a bright light on our relationship and connection with the land, bringing alive an aspect of the Texas history that contributed immeasurably to the state's identity and prosperity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. Allan Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1585444189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781585444182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.66w x 1.00d","brand":"C. Allan Jones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45896348205311,"sku":"9781585444182","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0327ebdd-297d-4de9-9f93-9e5538da321c.jpg?v=1721371168","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/texas-roots-c-allan-jones-9781585444182","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}