Two Counties in Crisis: Measuring Political Change in Reconstruction Texas

— Vol. 8: of Texas Local

Published: September, 2023  Pages: 256  Features: 5 b&w illus. Notes. Bib. Index.

Two Counties in Crisis offers a rare opportunity to observe how local political cultures are transformed by state and national events. Utilizing an interdisciplinary fusion of history and political science, Robert J. Dillard analyzes two disparate Texas counties—traditionalist Harrison County and individualist Collin County—and examines four Reconstruction governors (Hamilton, Throckmorton, Pease, Davis) to aid the narrative and provide additional cultural context. more... about Two Counties in Crisis: Measuring Political Change in Reconstruction Texas