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Storm over Texas : the Annexation Controversy and the Road to Civil War.
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 p...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press, USA,
2005.
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| Colección: | Pivotal moments in American history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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; Index.