One national family : Texas, Mexico, and the making of the modern United States, 1821-1867 / Sarah K.M. Rodríguez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodríguez, Sarah K. M., 1982- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Texas--History--To 1846.

Texas.

United States--Foreign relations--Mexico.

United States.

Mexico--Foreign relations--United States.

Mexico.

United States--Foreign relations--19th century.

Mexico--Foreign relations--1821-1861.

United States--Politics and government--19th century.

Mexico--Politics and government--19th century.

Physical Description:

336 pages : map ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Texas, Mexico, and the making of the modern United States, 1821-1867

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"This work is a fascinating new history of the rise and fall of the Republic of Texas which argues that Anglo settlers were attracted not only to the promise of arable land, but also to Mexico's comparatively weak central government and political culture"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The greatest nation on Earth

Land, loyalty, and identity in the Trans-Mississippi Corridor

Slavery, federalism, and Mexico's First Civil War

Anti-national and contemptible intrigues

Toward a single national truth

Sovereignty, secession, and the decline of the old federalism

Ayutla, antislavery, and the rise of the new liberalism

The birth of two nations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781421449449

1421449447

OCLC:

1437889177