The Annexation Controversy and the Road to Civil War
by
Joel H. Silbey
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
In the Spring of 1844, a fiery political conflict erupted over the admission of Texas into the Union, a hard-fought and bitter controversy that profoundly changed the course of American history. Indeed, as Joel Silbey argues in Storm Over Texas, the battle over Texas marked the crucial moment when...