Download or read book Alexander Watkins Terrell written by Lewis L. Gould and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Terrell's career placed him at the center of some of the most pivotal events in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century history, ranging from the Civil War to Emperor Maximilian's reign over Mexico and an Armenian genocide under the Ottoman Empire. Alexander Watkins Terrell at last provides the first complete biographical portrait of this complex figure. 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.
Download or read book Alexander Watkins Terrell written by Lewis L. Gould and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Terrell's career placed him at the center of some of the most pivotal events in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century history, ranging from the Civil War to Emperor Maximilian's reign over Mexico and an Armenian genocide under the Ottoman Empire. Alexander Watkins Terrell at last provides the first complete biographical portrait of this complex figure. 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.
Download or read book The Life of Alexander Watkins Terrell 1827 1912 written by Mary Ella Wallis and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alexander Watkins Terrell citizen statesman written by Charles Kincheloe Chamberlain and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 1176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book From Texas to Mexico and the Court of Maximilian in 1865 written by Alexander Watkins Terrell and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to From Texas to Mexico and the Court of Maximilian in 1865 by Alexander Watkins Terrell 1827 1912 written by Fannie E. Ratchford and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Speech of Hon A W Terrell at Georgetown Texas April 11 1908 written by Alexander Watkins Terrell and published by . This book was released on 1908* with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Address of Hon A W Terrell Before the Williamson County Agricultural Association at Georgetown written by Alexander Watkins Terrell and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Speech of Senator Terrell Delivered in the Senate April 19 1882 on the Bill to Set Aside Two Million of Acres of Land to Endow the State University and a Like Amount for Public Free Schools written by Alexander Watkins Terrell and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Speech of Hon A W Terrell written by Alexander Watkins Terrell and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Speech of Hon A W Terrell Delivered at Bastrop October 8th A D 1886 written by Alexander Watkins Terrell and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Governors who Have Been written by Norman Goree Kittrell and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Campaign written by Alexander Watkins Terrell and published by . This book was released on 1882* with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book More Generals in Gray written by Bruce S. Allardice and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a biographical sketch, photograph, and short bibliography of 137 Confederate generals who attained their rank through a route other than presidential appointment and have therefore been largely overlooked in historical accounts of the Civil War.
Download or read book Speech of Senator A W Terrell Delivered in the Senate Wednesday April 19 1882 on the Bill to Set Aside Two Millions of Acres of Land to Endow the State University and a Like Amount for Public Free Schools written by Alexander Watkins Terrell and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Address by Judge A W Terrell of Austin Texas Before the Literary Society of the University of Missouri June 1 1885 written by Alexander Watkins Terrell and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
