Texas, New Mexico and the Compromise of 1850: Boundary Dispute and Sectional Crisis

by Mark J. Stegmaier

Book Overview

Writing from the vantage point of the Texas-New Mexico boundary issue, Mark J. Stegmaier provides definitive analysis of the dispute settled by the last great accord on sectional issues between North and South--the Compromise of 1850. Considering the crisis's overall implication for the Civil War, he meticulously examines Texas and New Mexico documents, U.S. government records, maps, newspapers--particularly reports by Washington correspondents--and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896726975
• ISBN13: 9780896726970
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"