Homesteading and Property Rights; Or, "How the West Was Really Won"

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Previous articleNext article No AccessHomesteading and Property Rights; Or, "How the West Was Really Won"Douglas W. AllenDouglas W. Allen Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Law and Economics Volume 34, Number 1Apr., 1991 Sponsored by The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and The University of Chicago Law School Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/467217 Views: 83Total views on this site Citations: 165Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1991 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:David J. Hebert, Michael D. Curry Optimal lockdowns, Public Choice 37 (Sep 2022).https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-022-00992-4Ann M. Carlos, Donna L. 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