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One National Family : Texas, Mexico, and the Making of the Modern United States, 1820-1867 / 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.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (347 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : 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:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-4945-5
- OCLC:
- 1457303358
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