Texas By Teran - The Diary Kept By General Manuel De Mier Y Teran on His 1828

Informationen zum Autor A resident of Austin, Jack Jackson is a historical illustrator and independent scholar whose work focuses on the Spanish colonial era. John Wheat is a professional translator and Sound Archivist at the Center for American History at the University of Tex Klappentext Texas was already slipping from the grasp of Mexico when Manuel Mier y Terán made his tour of inspection in 1828. American settlers were pouring across the vaguely defined border between Mexico's northernmost province and the United States, along with a host of Indian nations driven off their lands by American expansionism. Terán's mission was to assess the political situation in Texas while establishing its boundary with the United States. Highly qualified for these tasks as a soldier, scientist, and intellectual, he wrote perhaps the most perceptive account of Texas's people, politics, natural resources, and future prospects during the critical decade of the 1820s. This book contains the full text of Terán's diary-which has never before been published-edited and annotated by Jack Jackson and translated into English by John Wheat. The introduction and epilogue place the diary in historical context, revealing the significant role that Terán played in setting Mexican policy for Texas between 1828 and 1832. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe Diary: "Texas by Terán, His Journey, 1828" Diary: Béxar to NacogdochesTerán's Letters from NacogdochesDiary: Trip to the Red RiverDiary: Trip down the TrinityDiary: Nacogdoches to MatamorosDiary: Up the Rio Grande to MierEpilogueAppendix: Pavie's View of East TexasNotesBibliographyIndex

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• Authors: General Manuel De Mier Y Teran, General Manuel de Mier y Terán, General Manuel de Mier y. Teran, Manuel De Mier Y. Teran, Manuel De Mier Y Teran
• Assisted by: Jack Jackson (Editor), John Wheat (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2000
• EAN: 9780292752351
• ISBN: 978-0-292-75235-1
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Jack and Doris Smothers Series; Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture; Jack and Doris Smothers Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous