| Empire for Slavery: The Peculiar Institution in Texas, 1821-1865 (Revised) Revised Edition Contributor(s): Campbell, Randolph B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807117234 ISBN-13: 9780807117231 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 306.362 |
| LCCN: 88031357 |
| Series: Peculiar Institution in Texas, 1821-1865 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.06" W x 9.04" (0.96 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the Coral Horton Tullis, Summerfield G. Roberts, and Friends of the Dallas Public Library Awards Because Texas emerged from the western frontier relatively late in the formation of the antebellum nation, it is frequently and incorrectly perceived as fundamentally western in its political and social orientation. In fact, most of the settlers of this area were emigrants from the South, and many of these people brought with them their slaves and all aspects of slavery as it had matured in their native states. In An Empire for Slavery, Randolph B. Campbell examines slavery in the antebellum South's newest state and reveals how significant slavery was to the history of Texas. The "peculiar institution" was perhaps the most important factor in determining the economic development and ideological orientation of the state in the years leading to the Civil War. |