Title: Texas in the Confederacy
Description: "Historians examining the Confederacy have often assumed the existence of a monolithic South unified behind the politics and culture of slavery. In addition, they have argued for the emergence of a strong central state government in the Confederacy. In Texas in the Confederacy, Clayton E. Jewett challenges these assumptions by examining Texas politics with an emphasis on the virtually neglected topic of the Texas legislature.

In doing so, Jewett shows that an examination of state legislative activity during this period is essential to understanding Texas's relationship with the Indian tribes, the states in Trans-Mississippi Department, and the Confederate government."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Group identity, History, Politics and government, Social aspects, Texas Civil War, 1861-1865, Texas, history, Texas, politics and government
Places: Texas
Time periods: 1861-1865, 19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865