{"product_id":"the-texas-senate-volume-ii-patsy-mcdonald-spaw-9780890968574","title":"The Texas Senate, Volume II: Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889","description":"When the Ninth Legislature convened in November, 1861, representatives gave little thought to the somber days that lay ahead, instead making exultant predictions of a quick victory over the enemy to the north. Houston's warning was forgotten. \u003ci\u003eThe Texas Senate, Volume II\u003c\/i\u003e, picks up where the first volume left off, covering the story of this sometimes venerable, sometimes raucous, and sometimes unsavory body from the onset of the war until another eve, that of the period sometimes called the Era of Reform. Written by members of the Senate Engrossing and Enrolling Department and edited by Enrolling Clerk Patsy McDonald Spaw, this volume comprises the years of the war itself, Reconstruction and Republican dominance, Redeemer politics and the return of the Democrats, and the rise of agrarian reform. Sources for the history include the Senate journals, the letters and private papers of senators, newspapers of the era, committee reports, and other primary sources, as well as general and specialized histories of the topics. As in the previous volume, carefully selected illustrations and appendices listing members of the Senate for each of its sessions add significant details. \u003ci\u003eThe Texas Senate, Volume II\u003c\/i\u003e presents a narrative account of the issues fought; the legislation proposed, rejected, and accepted; and the actors who filled the stage of this period in Texas history. This volume presents both an account of the times a guide to the sources for other historians to mine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patsy McDonald Spaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0890968578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780890968574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.35h x 6.38w x 1.83d","brand":"Patsy McDonald Spaw","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49096789328127,"sku":"9780890968574","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-texas-senate-volume-ii-patsy-mcdonald-spaw-9780890968574","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}