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Autore |
Silbey Joel H |
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Titolo |
Storm over Texas : 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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0-19-771649-0 |
0-19-988149-9 |
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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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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Previously issued in print: 2005. |
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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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How Texas joined the United States, in a bitter political context that helped set the nation on the road towards civil war. |
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