The Texas Almanac for 1858

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The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.

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194 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1857.

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  • Richardson & Co.
    Publisher Info: "Galveston: Prepared, Printed and Published by Richardson & Co., at the 'News' Office, 1857."
    Place of Publication: Galveston, Texas

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The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.

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194 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Full title from the title page: "The Texas Almanac, for 1858; Giving Annual Statistics of the State, and the Progress of Improvements in Agriculture, Commerce and Manufactures, the Increase of Population, Wealth and Revenue; of Churches Schools, Charitable Institutions, &c.; Lands Patented and Unpatented; Statistics and Description of all the Counties; Custom Houses, Light Houses, Fortifications, Military Posts, Railroads, River Improvements, &c. Lives of Distinguished Texians; History of Texas, Continued Annually, and Designed to Embrace Many Original Documents and Important Historical Facts, Furnished by Living Witnesses, Never Before Published."

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Texas Almanac

The source for all things Texas since 1857, with these issues going through 1989. It serves as a reference book on resources, industries, commerce, history, government, population, and other subjects relating to Texas development.

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  • 1857

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The Texas Almanac for 1858, book, 1857; Galveston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123764/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.

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