Texas Confederate, Reconstruction governor : James Webb Throckmorton / Kenneth Wayne Howell.

Author/creator Howell, Kenneth Wayne, 1967-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoCollege Station : Texas A&M University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxvi, 251 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Throckmorton, J. W. (James Webb), 1825-1894.
Governors--Texas. --Biography.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Texas.
Texas--Politics and government. --19th century.
Texas--History. --Civil War, 1861-1865.

SeriesSam 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 231-240) and index.
LCCN 2008005176
ISBN9781603440400 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1603440402 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks F 391.T55 H85 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold