Single Star of the West: The Republic of Texas, 1836-1845
edited by Kenneth W. Howell and Charles Swanlund
University of North Texas Press, 2017
Cloth: 978-1-57441-671-8 | eISBN: 978-1-57441-684-8
Library of Congress Classification F390.S57 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification 976.404
TOC
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Question of Myth and Identity
Part I: The Birth of a Republic
Chapter 1: Mexico’s Federalist War and the Secession of Texas
Chapter 2: Voices of the Revolution and Republic
Chapter 3: Who were the Texians? The Creation of a Texas Identity in the Era of the Republic
Part II: Defending the Republic
Chapter 4: Army of the Texas Republic, 1836–1845
Chapter 5: The Republic of Texas Navies
Chapter 6: Crystallization of a Tradition: Texas Rangers and the Republic of Texas
Part III: Politics and Economics in the Republic
Chapter 7: Sam Houston: Trials and Tribulations of a President
Chapter 8: Mirabeau B. Lamar: Blinded by Delusions of Grandeur
Chapter 9: Anson Jones: The Forgotten President of Texas
Chapter 10: The Diplomacy of the Lone Star Republic, 1836–1845
Chapter 11: Across Many Borders: Persistence and Transformation in the Texas Economy and Culture, 1830–1850
Part IV: Social and Cultural Vistas
Chapter 12: Frontier Bonnets: Women in the Republic of Texas
Chapter 13: American Indians in the Republic of Texas: A Case Study for Moving Beyond Traditional Perspectives
Chapter 14: Freedom and Slavery in the Republic: African American Experiences in the Republic of Texas
Chapter 15: A Tainted Friendship: The Betrayal of Tejanos in the Republic of Texas
Chapter 16: God Bless Texas: Religion in the Lone Star Republic
Selected Bibliography
List of Contributors
Index
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