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3. “ILLUSTRATIONS OF A CHEAP CHARACTER”
ANNEXATION AND WAR WITH MEXICO
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- INTRODUCTION: “WE CAN READ THE PICTURES” 1
- 1. “REALLY A KIND OF PARADISE” 11
- 2. “A MORE PERFECT FAC-SIMILE OF THINGS” 41
- 3. “ILLUSTRATIONS OF A CHEAP CHARACTER” 91
- 4. “A PERFECT TERRA INCOGNITA” 133
- 5. “PRETTY PICTURES . . . ‘CANDY’ FOR THE IMMIGRANTS” 187
- 6. “THE DARK CORNER OF THE CONFEDERACY” 245
- 7. “THE ENTERPRISE WAS NOT PROPERLY APPRECIATED” 263
- 8. “THE ‘IMAGE BREAKERS’” 337
- 9. “THE TRUTH IS TEXAS IS WHAT HER RAILROADS HAVE MADE HER” 385
- EPILOGUE: “MISTAKEN . . . FOR LITHOGRAPH WORK” 459
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 463
- NOTES 467
- INDEX 507
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- INTRODUCTION: “WE CAN READ THE PICTURES” 1
- 1. “REALLY A KIND OF PARADISE” 11
- 2. “A MORE PERFECT FAC-SIMILE OF THINGS” 41
- 3. “ILLUSTRATIONS OF A CHEAP CHARACTER” 91
- 4. “A PERFECT TERRA INCOGNITA” 133
- 5. “PRETTY PICTURES . . . ‘CANDY’ FOR THE IMMIGRANTS” 187
- 6. “THE DARK CORNER OF THE CONFEDERACY” 245
- 7. “THE ENTERPRISE WAS NOT PROPERLY APPRECIATED” 263
- 8. “THE ‘IMAGE BREAKERS’” 337
- 9. “THE TRUTH IS TEXAS IS WHAT HER RAILROADS HAVE MADE HER” 385
- EPILOGUE: “MISTAKEN . . . FOR LITHOGRAPH WORK” 459
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 463
- NOTES 467
- INDEX 507
