Freedmen''s Bureau and Black Texans

Informationen zum Autor By Barry A. Crouch Klappentext Drawing on a wealth of previously unused documentation in the National Archives, this book offers new insights into the workings of the Freedmen's Bureau and the difficulties faced by Texas Bureau officials, who served in a remote and somewhat isolated area with little support from headquarters. Zusammenfassung Offers fresh insights into the workings of the Freedmen's Bureau and the difficulties faced by Texas Bureau officials, who served in a remote and somewhat isolated area with little support from headquarters. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroduction1. The Freedmen's Bureau in Texas: A Historiographical Appraisal2. The Texas Assistant Commissioners: Labor, Justice, Education, and Violence under the Bureau3. The Texas Bureau in Microcosm: The Thirtieth Subdistrict During Reconstruction4. To Die in Boston (Texas, That Is)5. Reconstructing Brazos County: Race Relations and the Freedmen's Bureau, 1865-1868ConclusionNotesEssay on SourcesIndex

Product details

• Authors: A. Crouch Barry, Barry A. Crouch, CROUCH BARRY A
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.1999
• EAN: 9780292712195
• ISBN: 978-0-292-71219-5
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous