Los Brazos de Dios: A Plantation Society in the Texas Borderlands, 1821--1865

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Los Brazos de Dios Conflicting Worlds new dimensions of the american civil war T. Michael Parrish, Series Editor Los Brazos de Dios A Plantation Society in the Texas Borderlands 1821–--– 1865 Sean M. Kelley louisiana state university press baton rouge Published by Louisiana State University Press Copyright © 2010 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing designer: Mandy McDonald Scallan typefaces: text, Whitman; display, No. 13 Type, No. 12 Type, and No. 11 Type printer:McNaughton & Gunn, Inc. binder: John H. Dekker & Sons Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kelley, Sean M., 1966– Los brazos de Dios : a plantation society in the Texas borderlands, 1821–1865 / Sean M. Kelley. p. cm.— (New dimensions of the American Civil War) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8071-3687-4 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Brazos River Valley (Tex.)—History—19th century. 2. Brazos River Valley (Tex.)—Social conditions—19th century. 3. Plantations—Texas—Brazos River Valley—History—19th century. 4. Plantation life—Texas—Brazos River Valley—History—19th century . 5. Slavery—Texas—Brazos River Valley—History—19th century. 6. Immigrants—Texas—Brazos River Valley—History—19th century. 7. Brazos River Valley (Tex.)—Emigration and immigration— History—19th century. 8. Texas—History—Civil War, 1861–1865. I. Title. F392.B842K455 2010 976.4—dc22 2010006408 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. ∞ To Vicki This page intentionally left blank ...