New Orleans and the Texas Revolution /
"Author Edward L. Miller has delved into previously unused or overlooked papers housed in New Orleans to reconstruct a chain of events that set the Crescent City, in many ways, at the center of the Texian fight for independence. Not only did Now Orleans business interests send money and men to...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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College Station :
Texas A and M University Press,
[2004]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
| Summary: | "Author Edward L. Miller has delved into previously unused or overlooked papers housed in New Orleans to reconstruct a chain of events that set the Crescent City, in many ways, at the center of the Texian fight for independence. Not only did Now Orleans business interests send money and men to Texas in exchange for promises of land, but they also provided newspaper coverage that set the scene for later American annexation of the young republic."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 275 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-270) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1585443581 9781585443581 |