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Author : William Henry Seward
Release : 1891
Genre : United States
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Book Synopsis 1846-1861 by : William Henry Seward
Download or read book 1846-1861 written by William Henry Seward. This book was released on 1891. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jesse Macy
Release : 1900
Genre : Political parties
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Book Synopsis Political Parties in the United States, 1846-1861 by : Jesse Macy
Download or read book Political Parties in the United States, 1846-1861 written by Jesse Macy. This book was released on 1900. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael L. Collins
Release : 2012-11-09
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Texas Devils by : Michael L. Collins
Download or read book Texas Devils written by Michael L. Collins. This book was released on 2012-11-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Texas Rangers have been the source of tall tales and the stuff of legend as well as a growing darker reputation. But the story of the Rangers along the Mexican border between Texas statehood and the onset of the Civil War has been largely overlooked—until now. This engaging history pulls readers back to a chaotic time along the lower Rio Grande in the mid-nineteenth century. Texas Devils challenges the time-honored image of “good guys in white hats” to reveal the more complicated and sobering reality behind the Ranger Myth. Michael L. Collins demonstrates that, rather than bringing peace to the region, the Texas Rangers contributed to the violence and were often brutal in their injustices against Spanish-speaking inhabitants, who dubbed them los diablos Tejanos—the Texas devils. Collins goes beyond other, more laudatory Ranger histories to focus on the origins of the legend, casting Ranger immortals such as John Coffee “Jack” Hays, Ben McCulloch, and John S. “Rip” Ford in a new and not always flattering light. In revealing a barbaric code of conduct on the Rio Grande frontier, Collins shows that much of the Ranger Myth doesn’t hold up to close historical scrutiny. Texas Devils offers exciting true stories of the Rangers for anyone captivated by their legend, even as it provides a corrective to that legend.
Author : Adam I. P. Smith
Release : 2017-10-06
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 906/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Stormy Present by : Adam I. P. Smith
Download or read book The Stormy Present written by Adam I. P. Smith. This book was released on 2017-10-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this engaging and nuanced political history of Northern communities in the Civil War era, Adam I. P. Smith offers a new interpretation of the familiar story of the path to war and ultimate victory. Smith looks beyond the political divisions between abolitionist Republicans and Copperhead Democrats to consider the everyday conservatism that characterized the majority of Northern voters. A sense of ongoing crisis in these Northern states created anxiety and instability, which manifested in a range of social and political tensions in individual communities. In the face of such realities, Smith argues that a conservative impulse was more than just a historical or nostalgic tendency; it was fundamental to charting a path to the future. At stake for Northerners was their conception of the Union as the vanguard in a global struggle between democracy and despotism, and their ability to navigate their freedoms through the stormy waters of modernity. As a result, the language of conservatism was peculiarly, and revealingly, prominent in Northern politics during these years. The story this book tells is of conservative people coming, in the end, to accept radical change.
Author : Jesse Macy
Release : 2016-05-21
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Book Synopsis Political Parties in the United States, 1846-1861 by : Jesse Macy
Download or read book Political Parties in the United States, 1846-1861 written by Jesse Macy. This book was released on 2016-05-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
