Imperial Texas by Dw Meinig

Imperial Texas by Dw Meinig

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Examines the development of Texas as a human region, from the simple outline of the Spanish colony to the complex patterns of the modern state. This study discusses the various peoples of Texas, who they are, where they came from, where they settled, and how they are proportioned one to another from place to place.

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Imperial Texas by Dw Meinig

Imperial Texas examines the development of Texas as a human region, from the simple outline of the Spanish colony to the complex patterns of the modern state. In this study in cultural geography set into a historical framework, D. W. Meinig, professor of geography at Syracuse University, discusses the various peoples of Texas, who they are, where they came from, where they settled, and how they are proportioned one to another from place to place.
It is a unique and fascinating book, accurate, suggestive, and beautifully writtenIt does not gloss over the faults and injustices of Texas imperialism—the racism, the gross materialism—but it approaches these factors with a consciousness of human frailties.... * American West *

D. W. Meinig (1924–2020) was a professor of geography at Syracuse University.

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ISBN 13 9780292738072
ISBN 10 0292738072
Title Imperial Texas
Author Dw Meinig
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Texas Press
Year published 1969-01-01
Number of pages 145
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