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land grab

n.
An aggressive taking of land, especially by military force, in order to expand territorial holdings or broaden power: "The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 was ... the first of several Oklahoma land grabs that sealed the fate of the American Indian" (Robert Day).
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They must see the land run red with the blood of those who offer a futile resistance, but they themselves must stand by inactive.
I was now furnished with roots and corn, such as it was, and water; and leaving my friendly negroes, I made forward for about eleven days more, without offering to go near the shore, till I saw the land run out a great length into the sea, at about the distance of four or five leagues before me; and the sea being very calm, I kept a large offing to make this point.
North of Haulbowline Head, the land runs in a long way, leaving at low tide a long stretch of yellow sand.
For just $20, the Oklahoma Genealogical Society is offering an exciting program of the historic 1889 land run. The program will be Saturday from 1 p.m.
1889: The Boomer Movement, the Land Run, and Early Oklahoma City
When he was ten years old, Franklin Henry Little traveled with his family from Illinois to Oklahoma during the first Oklahoma land run. As an adult miner and labor activist, Little's passion for fair labor practices led him to California, where he worked for various union organizations, most notably the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
Assam was up next, commando soon was he, Fighting for his folks, to let our land run free.
As the newest franchisee of Sperry Van Ness International, SVN Land Run Commercial will bring the industry's only national collaboration model to local investors, owners and tenants.
One of the challenges the vine-growers face is that generally the best sites attract a premium price and the land run by Fairtrade organisations is often poorer.
He had a 160-acre farm near Langston, Okla., in Logan County, one of three counties opened in the land run of April 23, 1889.
At the age of eighteen, she struck out on her own, landing first in Springfield Missouri, and then moving on to El Reno in Indian Territory during 1892 before the last land run. She remembered the town as "having only one building made of brick." The rest were wooden frame shacks lining mud paved street after street, and every other shack was a saloon.
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