Empire Builder in the Texas Panhandle: William Henry Bush

Empire Builder in the Texas Panhandle: William Henry Bush
ISBN-10
1603441336
ISBN-13
9781603441339
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
186
Language
English
Published
2008-11-14
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Author
Paul H. Carlson

Description

An outsider, he brought his business savvy and vision of civic growth to bear on America's last frontier.

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