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Author Torget, Andrew J., 1978- author.

Title Seeds of empire : cotton, slavery, and the transformation of the Texas borderlands, 1800-1850 / Andrew J. Torget.

Publication Info. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series The David J. Weber series in the new borderlands history
David J. Weber series in the new borderlands history.
Note "Short sections of chapters 2 and 3 appeared previously in Stephen F. Austin's views on slavery in early Texas, in This corner of Canaan : essays on Texas in honor of Randolph B. Campbell, edited by Richard McCaslin, Donald Chipman, and Andrew J. Torget (Denton: University of North Texas Press, 2013)."--Publisher's description.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction. Cotton, slavery, and empire -- In the shadow of cotton -- The Texas borderlands on the eve of Mexican independence -- Bringing Mississippi to Mexico -- American migration to Mexico, 1821-1825 -- The politics of slavery in northeastern Mexico, 1826-1829 -- Cotton, slavery, and the secession of Texas, 1829-1836 -- Cotton nation and slaveholders' republic -- Creating a cotton nation, 1836-1841 -- The failure of the slaveholders' republic, 1842-1845 -- Epilogue. Migrations and transformations -- Appendix 1. The Texas slavery project -- Appendix 2. Cotton prices and trade.
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Subject Revolution (Texas : 1835-1836)
Wars of Independence (Mexico : 1810-1821)
Cotton trade -- Texas -- History -- 19th century.
Cotton trade.
Texas.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Cotton trade -- Mexico -- History -- 19th century.
Mexico.
Slavery -- Texas -- History -- 19th century.
Slavery.
Slavery -- Mexico -- History -- 19th century.
Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836.
Texas -- History -- Republic, 1836-1846.
Mexico -- History -- Wars of Independence, 1810-1821.
Mexico -- History -- 19th century.
Genre/Form History.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Torget, Andrew J., 1978- author. Seeds of empire 9781469624242 (DLC) 2015002754 (OCoLC)906234422
ISBN 9781469624266 electronic book
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