Texas Confederate, Reconstruction governor : James Webb Throckmorton / Kenneth Wayne Howell.
| Author/creator |
Howell, Kenneth Wayne, 1967- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | College Station : Texas A&M University Press, ©2008. |
| Description | xvi, 251 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Sam Rayburn series on rural life ; no. 17 Sam Rayburn series on rural life ; no. 17. ^A446978 |
| Contents | Introduction: an enigma in nineteenth-century Texas politics -- The foundations of a frontier politician, 1825-50 -- Guardian of the frontier, 1851-57 -- The storm of passion and sectional hatred, 1857-61 -- The Civil War: "He that is not for us is against us," 1861-65 -- Tainted blood: early Reconstruction in Texas, 1865-66 -- "Every exertion within my reach": challenging presidential Reconstruction in Texas, 1866 -- An impediment to Reconstruction, 1867 -- Fueling the fires of redemption: the struggle to bring down radical rule in Texas, 1867-73 -- The end of the line: failed restorations and congressional mediocrity in the post-Reconstruction era, 1873-94. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-240) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008005176 |
| ISBN | 9781603440400 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1603440402 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | F 391.T55 H85 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |