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Contested empire : rethinking the Texas Revolution / edited by Sam W. Haynes and Gerald D. Saxon ; introduction by Gregg Cantrell ; contributors, Eric Schlereth [and four others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cantrell, Gregg, 1958- author of introduction, etc.
- Series:
- Walter Prescott Webb memorial lectures ; Number 46.
- Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures ; Number 46
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Irredentism.
- Texas--History--Revolution, 1835-1836.
- Texas.
- Texas--History--To 1846.
- Texas--Relations--Mexico.
- Mexico--Relations--Texas.
- Mexico.
- United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.
- United States.
- Texas--Annexation to the United States.
- Texas--Ethnic relations--Political aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (186 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station, [Texas] : Texas A&M University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- To a large degree, the story of Texas' secession from Mexico has been undertaken by scholars of the state. Early twentieth century historians of the revolutionary period, most notably Eugene Barker and William Binkley, characterized the conflict as a clash of two opposing cultures, yet their exclusive focus on the region served to reinforce popular notions of a unique Texas past. Disconnected from a broader historiography, scholars have been left to ponder the most arcane details of the revolutionary narrative-such as the circumstances of David Crockett's death and whether William Barret Travi
- Contents:
- Voluntary Mexicans: allegiance and the origins of the Texas Revolution / Eric Schlereth
- "Imitating the example of our forefathers" : the Texas Revolution as historical re-enactment / Sam W. Haynes
- Politics and profits: Mexican officials and land speculation in Texas, 1824-1835 / Miguel Soto
- The Texan Revolution of 1835-1836 and early Mexican nationalism / Will Fowler
- "Time's noblest empire is the last" : Texas annexation in the presumed course of American empire / Amy S. Greenberg.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62349-310-2
- OCLC:
- 913610677
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