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A southern community in crisis : Harrison County, Texas, 1850-1880 / by Randolph B. Campbell ; foreword by Andrew J. Torget ; with a new preface by the author.

Author/creator Campbell, Randolph B., 1940-
Other author/creatorTorget, Andrew J., 1978-
Other author/creatorTexas State Historical Association.
Format Electronic and Book
EditionPaperback edition.
Publication InfoAustin : Texas State Historical Association, [2016]
Descriptionxxv, 443 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents The antebellum community: The land and the people -- The agricultural economy -- The non-agricultural economy -- Community institutions and social life -- Slavery: the peculiar institution -- Antebellum political life: conflict within consensus -- Secession and Civil War: The secession crisis, 1860-1861 -- The community at war, 1861-1865 -- Theophilus and Harriet Perry: "war makes its widows by the thousand" -- Reconstruction: Presidential reconstruction: May, 1865-March, 1867 -- Congressional reconstruction, March, 1865-April, 1870 -- Republican government, 1870-1878 -- "Redemption," 1879-1880 -- Threshold of the "New South" -- Harrison County in 1880: change and continuity since 1850 -- Appendices: The Census samples of 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 -- Non-heads of household in the population samples.
General noteOriginally published in 1983.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 407-426) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016033642
ISBN9781625110404 (pbk.)

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