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Autore |
Silbey Joel H |
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Titolo |
Storm over Texas [[electronic resource] ] : the annexation controversy and the road to Civil War / / Joel H. Silbey |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-83482-X |
0-19-803192-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (253 p.) |
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Collana |
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Pivotal moments in American history |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
Texas Annexation to the United States |
Texas History Republic, 1836-1846 |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Causes |
United States Politics and government 1841-1845 |
United States Politics and government 1845-1861 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-213) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; EDITOR'S NOTE; PREFACE; PROLOGUE: ""The Joint Resolution 'For Annexing Texas to the United States' Is Finally Passed""; 1 ""GOIN' TO TEXAS"": Texas in the American Imagination and Politics, 1821-1841; 2 ""AND TYLER TOO""; 3 ""WE CANNOT CARRY VIRGINIA FOR YOU"": Political Earthquake, 1843-1844; 4 ""TEXAS WILL BE ANNEXED""; 5 ""PROLIFIC OF EVIL AND PREGNANT WITH BLOODY FRUIT""; 6 ""NEITHER SLAVERY NOR INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE""; 7 ""THEIR HEINOUS SIN"": The Long Shadow of Texas; 8 CONCLUSION: ""An Element of Overwhelming Ruin to the Republic""; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Acknowledgments |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In the Spring of 1844, a fiery political conflict erupted over the admission of Texas into the Union, a hard-fought and bitter controversy that profoundly changed the course of American history. Indeed, as Joel Silbey argues in Storm Over Texas, the battle over Texas marked the crucial moment when partisan differences were transformed into a North-vs-South antagonism, and the momentum |
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