Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 121 Wharton, William H. (William Harris) 1802 1839 Wharton, William Harris Texas A Brief Account of the Origin, Progress and Present State of the Colonial Settlements of Texas; Together with an Exposition of the Causes which have induced the Existing War with Mexico Produced by William Flis, Stan Goodman, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Texas" by William H. Wharton is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book provides a detailed examination of the origin, development, and current state of the colonial settlements of Texas, along with an insightful review of the causes that have precipitated the conflict with Mexico. Through a critical lens, it discusses the political, social, and economic pressures faced by the Texan colonists, portraying their struggle as one motivated by a desire for liberty and self-governance. In the content of "Texas," Wharton delineates the circumstances under which American settlers were encouraged to immigrate to Texas by the Mexican government, highlighting the broken promises and increasing oppression they faced after settling. He articulates the growing discontent due to laws that discriminatorily targeted colonists, military garrisons imposed in peacetime, and the centralization of power under Santa Anna's regime. Wharton posits that the Texan desire for independence stems not from expansionist ambitions, but rather from a sincere yearning for self-determination and relief from constitutional grievances. Ultimately, the text serves as both a historical narrative and a fiery manifesto advocating for Texan independence from Mexican rule. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836 F350.5 Text Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 66546 2025-08-03T11:09:37.395806 text/html 66367 2025-01-10T23:28:17.355568 text/html 83116 2025-08-03T11:09:40.894778 application/epub+zip 81836 2025-08-03T11:09:38.855801 application/epub+zip 81836 2025-08-03T11:09:37.887796 application/epub+zip 142995 2025-08-03T11:09:42.434791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134579 2025-08-03T11:09:40.356807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88575 2022-09-04T05:40:08.114701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56875 2025-08-03T11:09:37.186807 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56927 2012-04-22T11:58:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17666 2025-08-03T11:09:42.802748 application/rdf+xml 8806 2025-08-03T11:09:38.388782 image/jpeg 2406 2025-08-03T11:09:38.142780 image/jpeg 21492 2012-04-22T11:58:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 79985 2025-08-03T11:09:37.401809 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia