The Animating Pursuits of Speculation: Land Traffic in the Annexation of Texas |
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... Conquest of the Southwest : the Story of a Great Spoliation . New York , 1905 . Brown , John Henry . History of Texas , 1685-1892 . St. Louis , 1893. 2 vols . Life and Times of Henry Smith , the First American Governor of Texas . Dallas ...
... Conquest of the Southwest : the Story of a Great Spoliation . New York , 1905 . Brown , John Henry . History of Texas , 1685-1892 . St. Louis , 1893. 2 vols . Life and Times of Henry Smith , the First American Governor of Texas . Dallas ...
Contents
The Democratic Process | 138 |
The Westward Movement | 193 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND NOTE ON SOURCES | 215 |
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