Land is the Cry!: Warren Angus Ferris, Pioneer Texas Surveyor and Founder of Dallas County

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Book containing the biography of Warren Ferris, a man from New York who pursued business opportunities in the frontiers of New York, the Rocky Mountains, and Texas.

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xv, 247 p. : ill., ports ; 24 cm. + 1 map (b&w ; 52 x 32 cm., folded to 23 cm.)

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Starling, Susanne 1998.

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Book containing the biography of Warren Ferris, a man from New York who pursued business opportunities in the frontiers of New York, the Rocky Mountains, and Texas.

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xv, 247 p. : ill., ports ; 24 cm. + 1 map (b&w ; 52 x 32 cm., folded to 23 cm.)

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  • OCLC: 607200172
  • Accession or Local Control No: TSHA_0116
  • Library of Congress Control Number: 98-31394
  • ISBN: 0876111614
  • Call Number: F390.F42 S73 1998
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2064459 | View in Discover
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth296836

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Starling, Susanne. Land is the Cry!: Warren Angus Ferris, Pioneer Texas Surveyor and Founder of Dallas County, book, 1998; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth296836/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.

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