Why Texans Fought in the Civil War - Couverture souple

Grear, Charles David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1603448098 ISBN 13 : 9781603448093

Editeur : Texas A & M University Press, 2012

Synopsis

In Why Texans Fought in the Civil War, Charles David Grear provides insights into what motivated Texans to fight for the Confederacy. Mining important primary sources-including thousands of letters and unpublished journals-he affords readers the opportunity to hear, often in the combatants' own words, why it was so important to them to engage in tumultuous struggles occurring so far from home. As Grear notes, in the decade prior to the Civil War the population of Texas had tripled. The state was increasingly populated by immigrants from all parts of the South and foreign countries. When the war began, it was not just Texas that many of these soldiers enlisted to protect, but also their native states, where they had family ties. CHARLES DAVID GREAR, who received his PhD in history from Texas Christian University, is an assistant professor of history at Prairie View A&M University. He holds a PhD from Texas Christian University.

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À propos de l?auteur

CHARLES DAVID GREAR, who received his PhD in history from Texas Christian University, is an assistant professor of history at Prairie View A&M University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Texas A & M University Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1603448098
• ISBN 13: 9781603448093
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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