{"product_id":"empire-for-slavery-randolph-b-campbell-9780807117231","title":"Empire for Slavery: The Peculiar Institution in Texas, 1821-1865 (Revised)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Coral Horton Tullis, Summerfield G. Roberts, and Friends of the Dallas Public Library Awards \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause Texas emerged from the western frontier relatively late in the formation of the antebellum nation, it is frequently and incorrectly perceived as fundamentally western in its political and social orientation. In fact, most of the settlers of this area were emigrants from the South, and many of these people brought with them their slaves and all aspects of slavery as it had matured in their native states. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAn Empire for Slavery, \u003c\/i\u003eRandolph B. Campbell examines slavery in the antebellum South's newest state and reveals how significant slavery was to the history of Texas. The \"peculiar institution\" was perhaps the most important factor in determining the economic development and ideological orientation of the state in the years leading to the Civil War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Randolph B. Campbell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807117234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807117231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LSU Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.06w x 0.68d","brand":"Randolph B. Campbell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980567281919,"sku":"9780807117231","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4220a543-8de2-42de-9a94-582156931886.jpg?v=1683250640","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/empire-for-slavery-randolph-b-campbell-9780807117231","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}