Storm over Texas : the annexation controversy and the road to Civil War / / Joel H. Silbey
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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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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 976.4/04 |
| Soggetto geografico: | 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 | |
| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 2005. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-213) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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: | How Texas joined the United States, in a bitter political context that helped set the nation on the road towards civil war. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Storm over Texas |
| ISBN: | 0-19-771649-0 |
| 0-19-988149-9 | |
| 1-280-83482-X | |
| 0-19-803192-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910806978703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
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Pivotal moments in American history.