The Texas Revolution: Its Many Faces
The Texas Revolution:Its Many Faces
The Texas Revolution, why is it so important? Why is there so many arguments over it? Truth is this historical subject is very controversial and it can be seen through the work of many authors. In this case I have decided to research 4 authors and their dedicated work on the history of the Texas Revolution. From the historical documents of Sam Houston to retracing his steps through photographic representation. These authors put in a lot of time and dedication, a lot of research and thought into their research and even though they had different opinions and ideology on the Texas Revolution, one thing they do share, is the passion and love for Texas. So what are some key points and key players in this historical revolution? Here are several professional critiques and opinions on this issue. But before we hear from the authors, lets first understand the key figures and find out a few things about this revolution
Lets begin with the subject, the Texas revolution, this way we can certainly understand the opinions, bias non bias, of the authors who wrote on key figures of the Texas Revolution and their opinions on the events which led, maintained and finished this historical event. In the Texas Revolution of 1835-36, American colonists in Texas secured the independence of that area from Mexico and subsequently established a republic. Since the 1820s many settlers from the United States had colonized Texas; by the 1830s they far outnumbered the Texas Mexicans. Mexican dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna attempted to reverse this trend by such measures as abolishing slavery and enforcing the collection of customs duties. The settlers rebelled according to Roger Borroel 's,
“The Texas Revolution of 1836”, “it was originally as part of a general federalist resistance to Santa Anna 's Centralist government, which had overthrown the Mexican Constitution of 1824.[1]” Hostilities began at Gonzales on Oct. 2,
The Texas Revolution, why is it so important? Why is there so many arguments over it? Truth is this historical subject is very controversial and it can be seen through the work of many authors. In this case I have decided to research 4 authors and their dedicated work on the history of the Texas Revolution. From the historical documents of Sam Houston to retracing his steps through photographic representation. These authors put in a lot of time and dedication, a lot of research and thought into their research and even though they had different opinions and ideology on the Texas Revolution, one thing they do share, is the passion and love for Texas. So what are some key points and key players in this historical revolution? Here are several professional critiques and opinions on this issue. But before we hear from the authors, lets first understand the key figures and find out a few things about this revolution
Lets begin with the subject, the Texas revolution, this way we can certainly understand the opinions, bias non bias, of the authors who wrote on key figures of the Texas Revolution and their opinions on the events which led, maintained and finished this historical event. In the Texas Revolution of 1835-36, American colonists in Texas secured the independence of that area from Mexico and subsequently established a republic. Since the 1820s many settlers from the United States had colonized Texas; by the 1830s they far outnumbered the Texas Mexicans. Mexican dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna attempted to reverse this trend by such measures as abolishing slavery and enforcing the collection of customs duties. The settlers rebelled according to Roger Borroel 's,
“The Texas Revolution of 1836”, “it was originally as part of a general federalist resistance to Santa Anna 's Centralist government, which had overthrown the Mexican Constitution of 1824.[1]” Hostilities began at Gonzales on Oct. 2,