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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]

Table of 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.

Author/Creator:

Rodríguez, Sarah K. M., 1982- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

One national family: Texas, Mexico, and the making of the modern United States, 1821-1867 [by Rodríguez, S.K.M.]

Subjects:

Texas — History — To 1846

United States — Foreign relations — Mexico

Mexico — Foreign relations — United States

United States — Foreign relations — 19th century

Mexico — Foreign relations — 1821-1861

United States — Politics and government — 19th century

Mexico — Politics and government — 19th century

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

F389 .R633 2024eb

ISBNs:

9781421449456 (electronic bk.)
1421449455 (electronic bk.)
9781421449449 [Invalid]
1421449447 [Invalid]

Other Control Numbers:

EBC31228798 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp306685395