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Storm over Texas : the annexation controversy and the road to Civil War / Joel H. Silbey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Silbey, Joel H., author.
- Series:
- Pivotal moments in American history.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Pivotal moments in American history
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Texas--Annexation to the United States.
- Texas.
- Texas--History--Republic, 1836-1846.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1841-1845.
- United States--Politics and government--1845-1861.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (253 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How Texas joined the United States, in a bitter political context that helped set the nation on the road towards civil war.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-771649-0
- 0-19-988149-9
- 1-280-83482-X
- 0-19-803192-0
- OCLC:
- 437109250
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