Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 62 Wharton, William H. (William Harris) 1802 1839 Wharton, William Harris Texas A Brief Account of the Origin, Progress and Present State of the Colonial Settlements of Texas; Together with an Exposition of the Causes which have induced the Existing War with Mexico Reading ease score: 42.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by William Flis, Stan Goodman, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Texas" by William H. Wharton is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book provides a detailed examination of the origin, development, and current state of the colonial settlements of Texas, along with an insightful review of the causes that have precipitated the conflict with Mexico. Through a critical lens, it discusses the political, social, and economic pressures faced by the Texan colonists, portraying their struggle as one motivated by a desire for liberty and self-governance. In the content of "Texas," Wharton delineates the circumstances under which American settlers were encouraged to immigrate to Texas by the Mexican government, highlighting the broken promises and increasing oppression they faced after settling. He articulates the growing discontent due to laws that discriminatorily targeted colonists, military garrisons imposed in peacetime, and the centralization of power under Santa Anna's regime. Wharton posits that the Texan desire for independence stems not from expansionist ambitions, but rather from a sincere yearning for self-determination and relief from constitutional grievances. Ultimately, the text serves as both a historical narrative and a fiery manifesto advocating for Texan independence from Mexican rule. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836 F350.5 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 66374 66241 2024-10-03T13:06:43.632609 2023-10-04T03:55:23.176066 text/html text/html 66367 66234 2024-10-03T13:06:43.845613 2023-10-04T03:55:23.305079 text/html text/html 83039 2024-10-03T13:06:47.700613 application/epub+zip 81837 2024-10-03T13:06:45.492594 application/epub+zip 81837 2024-10-03T13:06:44.391598 application/epub+zip 142985 2024-10-03T13:06:49.380563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134579 2024-10-03T13:06:47.106575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88575 2022-09-04T05:40:08.114701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56875 56793 2024-10-03T13:06:43.403601 2023-10-04T03:55:23.038057 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 56927 2012-04-22T11:58:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21492 2012-04-22T11:58:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18990 2024-10-03T13:06:49.499563 application/rdf+xml 8806 2024-10-03T13:06:44.955598 image/jpeg 2406 2024-10-03T13:06:44.688589 image/jpeg 79921 2024-10-03T13:06:43.852621 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia