| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
582 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
Maps on endpapers. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [551]-563) and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1 : The banks of the Brazos (to 1828) -- The promised land -- El Camino real -- The people of the horse -- Don Estevan -- The three hundred -- Part 2 : Ravenous democracy (1828-1834) -- Love and war -- To defend the revolution -- What will become of Texas? -- A conspiracy of volunteers -- The general is friendly -- Part 3 : Blood on the sand (1835-1836) -- The sword is drawn -- Lexington on the Guadalupe -- Behind Ben Milam -- The army of operations -- Victory or ... -- At discretion -- Runaway -- A people in arms -- Part 4 : Lone Star and Union (1836-1865) -- Victors and vanquished -- Slavery and freedom -- Andrew Jackson dies happy -- The trial of Sam Houston. |
| Subject |
Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836.
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Texas -- History -- To 1846.
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Texas -- History -- 1846-1850.
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| ISBN |
0385507372 (alk. paper) |
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0385509286 |
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