Lone Star Rising The Revolutionary Birth of the Texas Republic

Name: Lone Star Rising The Revolutionary Birth of the Texas Republic
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ISBN: 9781585445325

ISBN-10: 1585445320

ISBN-13: 9781585445325

Edition: 2006

Authors: William C. Davis

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In the whirlwind of revolutions in the Americas, the Texas Revolution stands at the confluence of northern and southern traditions. On the battlefield and in the political aftermath, settlers from the United States struggled with those who brought revolutionary ideas from Latin America and arms from Mexico. In the midst of the conflict stood the Tejanos who had made Texas home for generations.

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Publication date: 5/23/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

The author of more than forty books, WILLIAM C. DAVIS is the director of programs at the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies. He is also chief consultant for the A&E television series Civil War Journal and teaches history at Virginia Tech.



Chronology


Introduction: An Immigrant Land



"Cast in a Contentious Crowd"



Bad Causes and Bad Men



"The Labyrinth of Trouble and Vexation"



"What Will Become of Texas?"



"Confusion Doubly Confounded"



"We Shall Give Them Hell If They Come Here"



"Smoke Forced into a Bee Hive"



Dark Schemes



"Victory or Death"



Atmosphere Devilish Dark



"Do You Feel Like Fighting?"



"The Utmost Confusion and Rebellion"


Epilogue: "Our Course Is Onward"


Endnotes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index