Why Texans Fought in the Civil War

Description

Author: Grear, Charles David

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press (College Station, TX)

Pub Date: 2010

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair to Good.  Binding tight.  No tears, bends, folds.  Previous owner’s blindstamp on upper corner ffep.  Very light edge and corner wear.  Appears unused.

Notes: “Why” being the operative question.  “Do Texans ever need an excuse to fight?  Texans had a reputation as fighters even before the firing on Fort Sumter.  Within a short period of time, 1835 to 1861, Texas experience a string of prominent conflicts, including the Texas Revolution, three expeditions during the Republic era (Santa Fe {See https://joethebookguy.com/shop/new-mexico/forgotten-texas-leader-hugh-mcleod-and-the-texan-santa-fe-expedition/ }   Somervell, and Meir {See https://joethebookguy.com/shop/memoir/mier-expedition-diary-a-texan-prisoners-account/}), the Mexican-American War, numerous fights with Native Americans by citizens and the Texas Rangers, and conflicts with Mexican bandits such as Juan Cortina.  One could conclude that Texans love a good fight and had already experienced a civil war with the Texas Revolution…” (From the Introduction).  A fight?  Oh hell yeah!