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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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History of the regulators and moderators and the Shelby County War in 1841 and 1842, in the Republic of Texas: with facts and incidents in the early h

History of the regulators and moderators and the Shelby County War in 1841 and 1842, in the Republic of Texas: with facts and incidents in the early h

W. Middleton, John

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21st Century United States HistoryRegional: Midwest

ISBN10: 9353708753
ISBN13: 9789353708757
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 44
Weight: 0.17
Height: 0.11 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Feuds, justice, and survival on a hard edge of history. Texas was raw and watchful. In John W. Middleton's close-grounded account of the Republic of Texas era, the struggle between the regulators and moderators erupts into the Shelby County War of 1841 and 1842, then widens into a wider frontier history chronicle of politics, land, and fear. Written as historical narrative nonfiction, it keeps its eyes on people under pressure: communities policing themselves, courts struggling to hold, and violence that shades into old west vigilantism. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Middleton's work matters as nineteenth century history captured before it could be smoothed into legend: a Texas frontier 1840s record that speaks to Texas Ranger history, settler life, and the fraught realities of frontier life and Indian troubles, including the Young County reserve war in 1857. Across town meetings and dust-road skirmishes, you see how rumours, kinship, and property disputes harden into conflict, and how peace is negotiated at any cost. For researchers, it functions as a Texas genealogy reference and local-memory map; for casual readers and classic collectors, it offers the immediacy of a primary-source voice, valued as an unabridged primary source by many libraries and historians. Add it to a shelf of early American and Texas histories, and return to the Republic when the rules were still being written.

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