The Conquest of Texas: Ethnic Cleansing in the Promised Land, 1820-1875

By: Gary Clayton Anderson

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Synopsis: The Conquest of Texas is the story of the struggle between Anglos and Indians for land. Anderson tells how Scotch-Irish settlers clashed with farming tribes and then challenged the Comanches and Kiowas for their hunting grounds. Next, the decade-long conflict with Mexico merged with war against Indians. For fifty years Texas remained in a virtual state of war. By confronting head-on the romanticized version of Texas history that made heroes out of Houston, Lamar, and Baylor, Anderson helps us understand that the history of the Lone Star state is darker and more complex than the mythmakers allowed.

Book Quality:: Excellent
ISBN-13:: 9780806136981
Publisher:: University of Oklahoma Press
Date of Addition:: 06/25/18
Copyrighted By:: University of Oklahoma Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Politics and Government
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Proofread By:: Worth Trust
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.