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HCDJ Turmoil on the Rio Grande History Mesilla Valley Wm S Kiser SIGNED 1st Ed
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Signed
- Yes
- Region
- American Southwest
- Country
- USA
- Title
- Turmoil on the Rio Grande
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Signed
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Inscribed
- No
- Subjects
- History & Military
- Modified Item
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9781603442961
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
ISBN-10
1603442960
ISBN-13
9781603442961
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102961611
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Publication Name
Turmoil on the Rio Grande : the Territorial History of the Mesilla Valley, 1846-1865
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Subject
United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), United States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / United States, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Series
Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2011-005230
Reviews
" Turmoil on the Rio Grande superbly chronicles the history of the valley during the crucial and eventful years from the beginning of the war with Mexico to the end of the Civil War. Kiser has a brisk writing style that makes the book both enjoyable and exciting. Anyone interested in the Mesilla Valley, New Mexico Territory, or the American West will certainly want this book."--Jerry Thompson, Southwestern Historical Quarterly, "Kiser adeptly illustrates events and decisions that make the Mesilla Valley an important part of American History...One of Kiser's goals in having written this book is to encourage people to understand the developmental importance of this place and time period." --ASU State Press, "Kiser''s discussion of the partisan politicization of the U.S. commissioner position, a long and wasteful process that saw the appointing and firing of several individuals, is enlightening."--Civil War Bookshelf blog, " Turmoil on the Rio Grande superbly chronicles the history of the valley during the crucial and eventful years from the beginning of the war with Mexico to the end of the Civil War. Kiser has a brisk writing style that makes the book both enjoyable and exciting. Anyone interested in the Mesilla Valley, New Mexico Territory, or the American West will certainly want this book."-Jerry Thompson, Southwestern Historical Quarterly, "Mining an impressive array of primary and secondary sources, including archived collections and government documents, the author reveals the many ways in which the Mesilla Valley figured in the expansionist goals of the South. Kiser's narrative . . . allows for a fresh interpretation of the region's history. Turmoil on the Rio Grande offers readers a unique glimpse into the linkage between the sectional debates and the development of the American Southwest."-- Journal of Arizona History, Turmoil on the Rio Grande is an notable foray into this historical genre. If William Kiser can research and write a scholarly study of this quality as an endergraduate and graduate student, one suspects he has a bright future in his chosen field., "Kiser adeptly illustrates events and decisions that make the Mesilla Valley an important part of American History...One of Kiser''s goals in having written this book is to encourage people to understand the developmental importance of this place and time period." --ASU State Press, "Kiser adeptly illustrates events and decisions that make the Mesilla Valley an important part of American History." "One of Kiser''s goals in having written this book is to encourage people to understand the developmental importance of this place and time period.", "The book is based on thorough research...The author knows his subject well..."--Michael J. Brodhead, The Journal of America's Military Past, " . . . an engaging and diligent account that greatly enhances the state's understanding of its southern portion. If the quality of his first work is any indication, other books by this young man will soon enhance the shelves of Western history."-- Pasatiempo, "Turmoil on the Rio Grande is an notable foray into this historical genre. If William Kiser can research and write a scholarly study of this quality as an endergraduate and graduate student, one suspects he has a bright future in his chosen field."--Civil War Books, Kiser''s discussion of the partisan politicization of the U.S. commissioner position, a long and wasteful process that saw the appointing and firing of several individuals, is enlightening., "The book is based on thorough research . . . The author knows his subject well. . . "-- Journal of America's Military Past, "...an engaging and diligent account that greatly enhances the state's understanding of its southern portion...If the quality of his first work is any indication, other books by this young man will soon enhance the shelves of Western history."--James McGrath Morris, Pasatiempo, " Turmoil on the Rio Grande superbly chronicles the history of the valley during the crucial and eventful years from the beginning of the war with Mexico to the end of the Civil War. Kiser has a brisk writing style that makes the book both enjoyable and exciting. Anyone interested in the Mesilla Valley, New Mexico Territory, or the American West will certainly want this book."-- Southwestern Historical Quarterly, "Kiser adeptly illustrates events and decisions that make the Mesilla Valley an important part of American History...One of Kiser's goals in having written this book is to encourage people to understand the developmental importance of this place and time period." --ASU State Press, "Kiser has a brisk writing style that makes the book both enjoyable and exciting...anyone interested in the Mesilla Valley, New Mexico Territory, or the American West will certainly want this book."--Jerry Thompson, Texas A&M University, "Kiser's discussion of the partisan politicization of the US commissioner position, a long and wasteful process that saw the appointing and firing of several individuals, is enlightening."--Civil War Bookshelf blog, " Turmoil on the Rio Grande is a notable foray into this historical genre. If William Kiser can research and write a scholarly study of this quality as an undergraduate and graduate student, one suspects he has a bright future in his chosen field."-- Civil War Books, " Turmoil on the Rio Grande superbly chronicles the history of the valley during the crucial and eventful years from the beginning of the war with Mexico to the end of the Civil War. Kiser has a brisk writing style that makes the book both enjoyable and exciting. Anyone interested in the Mesilla Valley, New Mexico Territory, or the American West will certainly want this book."- Southwestern Historical Quarterly, "Kiser's discussion of the partisan politicization of the U.S. commissioner position, a long and wasteful process that saw the appointing and firing of several individuals, is enlightening."--Civil War Bookshelf blog
Series Volume Number
38
Illustrated
Yes
Synopsis
In Turmoil on the Rio Grande , William S. Kiser has mined primary archives and secondary materials alike to tell the story of those rough-and-tumble years and to highlight the effect the region had in the developing U.S. empire of the West., The mid-nineteenth century was a tumultuous yet formative time for the Mesilla Valley, home to present-day Las Cruces, New Mexico. With the coming of the U.S. Army to Mexican territory in 1846, the region became the site of a continent-shaping power struggle between two rival nations. When Mexican governor Manuel Armijo unexpectedly fled Santa Fe, he left the New Mexico territory undefended, and it fell to forces under Brigadier General Stephen Watts Kearny in a bloodless occupation. In the ensuing two decades, the southern portion of New Mexico's Rio Grande Valley played a prominent role in the conflict that overtook the infant American territory. In Turmoil on the Rio Grande , William S. Kiser has mined primary archives and secondary materials alike to tell the story of those rough-and-tumble years and to highlight the effect the region had in the developing U.S. empire of the West. Kiser carefully limns in the culture into which the U.S. soldiers inserted themselves before going on to describe the armed forces that arrived and the actions in which they were involved. From the thirty-minute Battle of Brazito--in which the greenhorn recruits of the 1st Regiment of Missouri Volunteers, led by Col. Alexander Doniphan, vanquished Mexican troops through superior technology--to the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, the international boundary disputes, and the Confederate victory at Fort Fillmore, Kiser deftly describes the actions that made the Mesilla Valley important in American history.
LC Classification Number
F802.M4K57 2011
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