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PublisherTexas Tech University Press

ISBN-100896726975

ISBN-139780896726970

eBay Product ID (ePID)108203970

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Book TitleTexas, New Mexico, and the Compromise of 1850 : Boundary Dispute and Sectional Crisis

Number of Pages452 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States / General

Publication Year2012

FeaturesNew Edition

GenreHistory

AuthorMark J. Stegmaier

Book SeriesGrover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight25.4 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2011-033889

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal973.6/4

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisWriting from the vantage point of the Texas-New Mexico boundary issue, Mark J. Stegmaier provides definitive analysis of the dispute settled by the last great accord on sectional issues between North and South - the Compromise of 1850. Considering the crisis's overall implication for the Civil War, he meticulously examines Texas and New Mexico documents, U.S. government records, maps, newspapers and collections of personal letters., Writing from the vantage point of the Texas-New Mexico boundary issue, Mark J. Stegmaier provides definitive analysis of the dispute settled by the last great accord on sectional issues between North and South--the Compromise of 1850. Considering the crisis's overall implication for the Civil War, he meticulously examines Texas and New Mexico documents, U.S. government records, maps, newspapers--particularly reports by Washington correspondents--and collections of personal letters. In addition, he introduces a revisionist analysis of roll-call voting in the U.S. Congress and Texas legislature. Stegmaier recounts how, with the support of Southern radicals, Texas attempted to extend its jurisdiction despite opposition from New Mexicans and U.S. political leaders. Threatened by military occupation, New Mexicans countered by seeking free-state status, while Presidents Taylor and Fillmore committed U.S. forces to defend the territory against a Texas attack., Writing from the vantage point of the Texas?New Mexico boundary issue, Mark J. Stegmaier provides definitive analysis of the dispute settled by the last great accord on sectional issues between North and South?the Compromise of 1850. Considering the crisis?s overall implication for the Civil War, he meticulously examines Texas and New Mexico documents, U.S. government records, maps, newspapers?particularly reports by Washington correspondents?and collections of personal letters. In addition, he introduces a revisionist analysis of roll-call voting in the U.S. Congress and Texas legislature. Stegmaier recounts how, with the support of Southern radicals, Texas attempted to extend its jurisdiction despite opposition from New Mexicans and U.S. political leaders. Threatened by military occupation, New Mexicans countered by seeking free-state status, while Presidents Taylor and Fillmore committed U.S. forces to defend the territory against a Texas attack.

LC Classification NumberF801.S75 2011