Far Southwest, 1846-1912 A Territorial History

Name: Far Southwest, 1846-1912 A Territorial History
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ISBN: 9780826322487

ISBN-10: 0826322484

ISBN-13: 9780826322487

Edition: 2nd 2000 (Revised)

Authors: Howard R. Lamar

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This revision of a classic study long recognised as the most insightful and original account of the territorial period in the American Southwest will be welcomed by all readers of western history. The book traces the history of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona from 1846 to 1912. Lamar analyses the evolution of American political and economic systems to show, in particular, their impact on the racial and ethnic groups already present in the Southwest in 1846. In describing how American government and institutions such as the two-party system, trial by jury, and free schools were established in the Far Southwest, Lamar also puts into perspective both the local territorial history and…

Book details

Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication date: 9/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Howard R. Lamar is Sterling Professor Emeritus of History and Former President of Yale University.

Preface to the New Edition
Acknowledgments for the New Edition
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction	p. 1
Map	p. 18
New Mexico: Feudal Frontier	p. 21
Taos: Port of Entry	p. 33
A Conquest by Merchants	p. 51
In Hostile Array: Civil Government, 1851-1861	p. 75
Civil War, 1861-1869	p. 97
The Santa Fe Ring, 1865-1885	p. 121
New Mexico Comes of Age, 1880-1900	p. 151
Gold and Popular Sovereignty: Jefferson Territory, 1858-1861	p. 179
Colorado Territory: Politics and War, 1861-1868	p. 197
The Politics of Admission and Development, 1864-1871	p. 219
The Centennial State, 1876	p. 237
Deseret and Utah, 1847-1858	p. 265
Politics, Religion, and War, 1851-1861	p. 285
Years of Impasse in Utah, 1858-1878	p. 307
Government, Polygamy, and Statehood, 1870-1896	p. 329
Arizona: No Man's Land, 1846-1863	p. 361
Arizona: Beleaguered Territory, 1861-1874	p. 377
Arizona: Politics and Progress, 1877-1900	p. 399
The Admission of Arizona and New Mexico to the Union, 1900-1912	p. 423
Bibliographical Essay	p. 439
Index	p. 509
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