how a ragged army of volunteers won the battle for Texas independence, and changed America /
First Statement of Responsibility
H.W. Brands.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Doubleday,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2004.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
582 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps ;
Dimensions
25 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Maps on endpapers.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 551-563) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Traces Texas's precarious historical journey to statehood, covering such events as its early colonization, the battle at the Alamo, its Native American and Mexican heritage, and its early days as a new republic.