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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780463703321

Autore

Rozek Barbara J. <1945->

Titolo

Come to Texas : attracting immigrants, 1865-1915 / / Barbara J. Rozek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station : , : Texas A&M University Press, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

1-299-05238-X

1-60344-706-7

1-58544-869-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 250 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; ; no. 94

Disciplina

325.764/09/034

Soggetti

Immigrants - Government policy - Texas - History

Immigrants - Texas - History

Texas Emigration and immigration History

Texas Emigration and immigration Government policy History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

TRAITEMENT SOMMAIRE.

Titre de l'ecran-titre (visionne le 8 août 2011).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-237) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Words of enticement -- A bureau of immigration -- Closing the government door -- Words, words, words -- A tantalizing array of inivitations -- Government gets the message out -- Advertising Texas -- Railroading people in -- Galveston and the immigrants -- Texas, the immigrant state.