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Author:

Brands, H. W.

Title:

Lone star nation : how a ragged army of volunteers won the battle for Texas independence, and changed America / H.W. Brands.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Doubleday,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

582 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Texas--History--Revolution, 1835-1836.
Texas--History--To 1846
Texas--History--1846-1850.

Notes:

Maps on endpapers. Includes bibliographical references (p. [551]-563) and index.

Contents:

Part 1: The banks of the Brazos (to 1828) -- The promised land -- El Camino real -- The people of the horse -- Don Estevan -- The three hundred -- Part 2: Ravenous democracy (1828-1834) -- Love and war -- To defend the revolution -- What will become of Texas? -- A conspiracy of volunteers -- The general is friendly -- Part 3: Blood on the sand (1835-1836) -- The sword is drawn -- Lexington on the Guadalupe -- Behind Ben Milam -- The army of operations -- Victory or ... -- At discretion -- Runaway -- A people in arms -- Part 4: Lone Star and Union (1836-1865) -- Victors and vanquished -- Slavery and freedom -- Andrew Jackson dies happy -- The trial of Sam Houston.

ISBN:

9780385509282
0385509286
9780385507370 (alk. paper)
0385507372 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)52979173

LCCN:

2003061921

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