Texas and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
This work demonstrates the importance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in stirring sectional awareness and tension in Texas. It also analyzes the continuing impact of the measure on Texas politics and public opinion from 1854 until secession in 1861. Texas newspapers of the 1850s were the principal source...
Main Author: | Moore, Charles Latham |
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Other Authors: | Campbell, Randolph B., 1940- |
Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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North Texas State University
1974
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Online Access: | https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc663565/ |
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