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The papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (Volume III)

The papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (Volume III)

Charles Adams Gulick

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Political BiographiesGeneral ReferenceRegional: West

ISBN10: 9353604974
ISBN13: 9789353604974
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 606
Weight: 1.67
Height: 1.35 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Power, ambition and fragile nationhood collide in the private and official writings of Mirabeau B. Lamar, second president of the Republic of Texas. These pages breathe turbulent history. The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (Volume III) forms a rich historical documents collection from the heart of early Texas politics, capturing decisions and disputes that shaped Republic of Texas history and Mexico-Texas relations. Letters, proclamations and state papers stand together as primary source Texas history, revealing how leaders imagined a new state on the edge of the American frontier. Edited by Charles Adams Gulick, these annotated political papers illuminate the personalities, pressures and ideals that defined nineteenth century Texas and the emerging American Southwest history, in the tumultuous Sam Houston era Texas. Military concerns, diplomacy, land and law all leave their mark here, as the Mirabeau B. Lamar papers trace the daily work of governing and the larger struggle over destiny and identity. Scholars of Texas history recognise this volume as essential original documents for historians investigating diplomacy, frontier conflict and constitutional change, yet the clear editorial voice keeps it accessible to interested readers following American Southwest history, political biography or the drama of nation-building. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this careful modern edition is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint, a collector's item and a cultural treasure for libraries, researchers and anyone drawn to the living record of Republic of Texas history.

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