From dominance to disappearance : the Indians of Texas and the near Southwest, 1786-1859 / F. Todd Smith. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, F. Todd (Foster Todd), 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Texas--History--Sources.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Wars--Texas.

Indians of North America--Texas--Government relations.

Texas--History--Sources.

Texas.

Texas--Politics and government.

Texas--Race relations.

Indians of North America--History--Texas--Sources.

Indians of North America--Government relations--Texas.

Genre:

History.

Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 314 p. ) ill., maps ;

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Neb. : University of Nebraska Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A detailed history of the Indians of Texas and the Near Southwest from the late 18th to the middle 19th century, a period that began with Native peoples dominating the region and ended with their disappearance, after settlers forced the Indians in Texas to take refuge in Indian Territory.

Contents:

Dominance : the Indians of Texas and the near Southwest to 1786

Tenuous coexistence : the Indians and Spain, 1786 to 1803

Contested boundaries : the Indians, Spain, and the United States, 1804 to 1810

Transformation : the Indians and the breakdown of Spanish Texas, 1811 to 1822

Destruction : the Indians, Mexican Texas, and the American intrusion, 1823 to 1835

Defeat : the Indians and the Republic of Texas, 1836 to 1845

Desperation : the Indians and the United States, 1846 to 1853

Disappearance : the Indians and the Texas Reserves, 1854 to 1859.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-304) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-280-51049-8

9786610510498

0-8032-5122-X