Alexander Watkins Terrell: Civil War Soldier, Texas Lawmaker, American Diplomat Civil War Soldier, Texas Lawmaker, American Diplomat
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
November 2004
Verlag
Univ Of Texas PrSeitenzahl
223
Maße (L/B/H)
23.5/16.3/2.2 cm
Gewicht
458 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-292-70297-4
Born in Virginia in 1827, Terrell moved to Texas in 1852, rising to the rank of Confederate brigadier general when the Civil War erupted. Afterwards, he briefly served in Maximilian's army before returning to Texas, where he was elected to four terms in the state Senate and three terms in the House. President Grover Cleveland appointed him minister to the Ottoman Empire, dispatching him to Turkey and the Middle East for four years while the issues surrounding the existence of Christians in a Muslim empire stoked violent confrontations there. His other accomplishments included writing legislation that created the Texas Railroad Commission and what became the Permanent University Fund (the cornerstone of the University of Texas's multibillion-dollar endowment).
In this balanced exploration of Terrell's life, Gould also examines Terrell's views on race, the impact of the charges of cowardice in the Civil War that dogged him, and his spiritual searching beyond the established religions of his time. In his rich and varied life, Alexander Watkins Terrell experienced aspects of nineteenth-century Texas and American history whose effects have continued down to the present day.
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