Contested empire : rethinking the Texas Revolution / edited by Sam W. Haynes and Gerald D. Saxon ; introduction by Gregg Cantrell ; contributors: Eric Schlereth, Sam W. Haynes, Miguel Soto, Will Fowler, Amy S. Greenberg.
To a large degree, the story of Texas' secession from Mexico has been undertaken by scholars of the state. Early twentieth century historians of the revolutionary period, most notably Eugene Barker and William Binkley, characterized the conflict as a clash of two opposing cultures, yet their ex...
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Published for the University of Texas at Arlington by Texas A & M University Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Walter Prescott Webb memorial lectures ;
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Table of Contents:
- Voluntary Mexicans: allegiance and the origins of the Texas Revolution / Eric Schlereth
- "Imitating the example of our forefathers" : the Texas Revolution as historical re-enactment / Sam W. Haynes
- Politics and profits: Mexican officials and land speculation in Texas, 1824-1835 / Miguel Soto
- The Texan Revolution of 1835-1836 and early Mexican nationalism / Will Fowler
- "Time's noblest empire is the last" : Texas annexation in the presumed course of American empire / Amy S. Greenberg.