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Texas after the Civil War : the struggle of Reconstruction /

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The author presents a comprehensive study of post-Civil War Texas reconstruction and maintains that the state government made a smoother transition than other southern states because it was not affected as greatly by the war and further examines the factors that helped shape the social and economic...

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Main Author: Moneyhon, Carl H., 1944- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A and M University Press, [2004]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Texas A & M southwestern studies ; no. 14.
Subjects:
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > Texas.
Texas > Politics and government > 1865-1950.
Texas > Social conditions > 19th century.
Texas > Economic conditions > 19th century.
Texas > Politique et gouvernement > 1865-1950.
Texas > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Texas > Conditions économiques > 19e siècle.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Economic history.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
Texas.
United States.
Reconstruction
Texas
1800-1950
History.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Texas in 1865
  • The provisional government, 1865-66
  • Conservative resurgence
  • The Throckmorton government
  • Congressional intervention and the politics of violence
  • Republican complexities and the constitutional convention of 1868-69
  • The election of 1869 and the question of legitimacy
  • The Davis administration, the Twelfth Legislature, and politics
  • Implementation of Republican programs
  • Republican texas
  • The collapse of Republican government
  • Conservative triumph, 1873-1900.