An empire for slavery the peculiar institution in Texas, 1821-1865 Campbell, Randolph B. 1940- creator author. text bibliography History lau 1991 Louisiana paperback edition monographic eng print xii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm In the popular mind, Texas conjures up images of the Old West and freedom of the range. Campbell reminds us that Texas grew from Southern roots entangled in human bondage. By the Civil War, Texas had a slave area equal to Alabama and Mississippi and a slave population comparable to Virginia. In the first comprehensive study of slavery in Texas, Campbell offers useful chapters on the law, the domestic slave trade, Indian relations, labor, family, religion, and more, but his book is especially welcome because it pulls the focus on bondage away from the Chesapeake and the Carolinas to show slavery's expansive and adaptive power in the developing West. Slavery knew no bounds, as Lincoln always understood. Recommended for college and university libraries.-- Randall M. Miller, St. Joseph's Univ., Philadelphia. Randolph B. Campbell. "L-334"--Spine Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-293) and index. n-us-tx Slavery Texas History 19th century African Americans Texas History 19th century Texas History To 1846 Texas History 1846-1950 Texas Race relations Noirs américains Texas Histoire 19e siècle Texas Histoire Jusqu'à 1846 Texas Histoire 1846-1950 Texas Relations raciales African Americans Race relations Slavery Texas Esclavage États-Unis Texas Histoire Noirs États-Unis Texas Histoire 19e siècle Texas (États-Unis) Histoire 19e siècle Texas (États-Unis) Relations interethniques To 1950 fast E445.T47 C35 1991 306.36209764 0807117234 9780807117231 88031357 TAG TAGC LUU 920206 20240807192955.1 in00004813351 eng