03189nam 22006374a 450 991078231150332120230617035554.00-19-771649-00-19-988149-91-280-83482-X0-19-803192-0(CKB)1000000000552804(EBL)422738(OCoLC)437109250(SSID)ssj0000310419(PQKBManifestationID)11252988(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000310419(PQKBWorkID)10288503(PQKB)11005312(Au-PeEL)EBL422738(CaPaEBR)ebr10271575(CaONFJC)MIL83482(MiAaPQ)EBC422738(EXLCZ)99100000000055280420050203d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStorm over Texas[electronic resource] the annexation controversy and the road to Civil War /Joel H. SilbeyNew York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (253 p.)Pivotal moments in American historyDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-531592-8 0-19-513944-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-213) and index.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; AcknowledgmentsIndexIn 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 towards Civil War leaped into high gear. One of America's renowned political historians, Silbey offers a swiftly paced and compelling narrative of the Texas imbroglio, with an exceptional cast of characters, inclPivotal moments in American history.TexasAnnexation to the United StatesTexasHistoryRepublic, 1836-1846United StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865CausesUnited StatesPolitics and government1841-1845United StatesPolitics and government1845-1861976.4/04Silbey Joel H473564MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782311503321Storm over Texas3737904UNINA