The Antebellum Texas Cattle Trade Across the Gulf of Mexico

Author: David G. Surdam
Publication: The Southwestern Historical Society
Publication Date: 1997
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Presents information on the antebellum Texas cattle trade across the Gulf of Mexico after the Civil War. Information on the trading practices of Texas in New Orleans; How the cattle were shipped from Texas; Details on the Galveston trade in the mid-1800s.