The “Western Land Business:” The Story of Easley & Willingham, Speculators

Robert P. Swierenga

Business History Review, 1967, vol. 41, issue 1, 1-20

Abstract: Were frontier land investments during the nineteenth century as unprofitable as most scholars have surmised? The history of one of the most significant land-investment firms serves as a useful case study in suggesting an answer.

Date: 1967
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