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Promised land : Solms, Castro, and Sam Houston's colonization contracts /
In 1842, Sam Houston, president of the new Texas Republic, wanted four things: peace with Mexico, peace with the native population, financing from Europe, and productive settlers for his vast, new country. He issued colonization contracts in an effort to meet all these objectives, but only two of Pr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
©2009.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Sam Rayburn series on rural life ;
no. 19. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In 1842, Sam Houston, president of the new Texas Republic, wanted four things: peace with Mexico, peace with the native population, financing from Europe, and productive settlers for his vast, new country. He issued colonization contracts in an effort to meet all these objectives, but only two of President Houston?s contracts actually resulted in permanent settlement. Promised Land provides a close examination of the circumstances surrounding the colonization contract issued to Henri Castro of France and the contract assumed by Germany?s Adelsverein.--Amazon.com. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 225 pages) : illustrations, map. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-214) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781603443586 1603443584 1299053556 9781299053557 |