num_pages: 344
description: Winner of the Coral Horton Tullis, Summerfield G. Roberts, and Friends of the Dallas Public Library AwardsBecause Texas emerged from the western frontier relatively late in the formation of the antebellum nation, it is frequently and incorrectly perceived as fundamentally western in its political and social orientation. In fact, most of the settlers of this area were emigrants from the South, and many of these people brought with them their slaves and all aspects of slavery as it had matured in their native states.In An Empire for Slavery, Randolph B. Campbell examines slavery in the antebellum South’s newest state and reveals how significant slavery was to the history of Texas. The “peculiar institution” was perhaps the most important factor in determining the economic development and ideological orientation of the state in the years leading to the Civil War.
language: English
title: An Empire for Slavery: The Peculiar Institution in Texas, 1821–1865
titlecomplete: An Empire for Slavery: The Peculiar Institution in Texas, 1821–1865
genres: American History, History
ratings_count: 66
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Coral Horton Tullis Memorial Prize
publisher: LSU Press