The Conquest of the Karankawas and the Tonkawas, 1821-1859 (Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest) by Kelly F. Himmel

By Author: Kelly F. Himmel. For the Karankawas and the Tonkawas, the period from 1821 to 1859 was particularly devastating. He explores geopolitical and economic factors, as well as the role of individual and collective human actors and the effects of cultural orientations of the conquered and conquering groups toward each other. Among his findings is the importance of geopolitical location.

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He explores geopolitical and economic factors, as well as the role of individual and collective human actors and the effects of cultural orientations of the conquered and conquering groups toward each other. Through the detailed analysis of factors such as these, Himmel not only portrays a period in the history of these two peoples that has been largely unstudied, but also offers lucid explanations of the framework of Anglo-Texan conquest. Historians, sociologists, and anthropologists will find new insight and information in this valuable addition to the literature on Texas Indians and Texas history. The Conquest of the Karankawas and the Tonkawas, 1821-1859 (Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest, No 20). ISBN. 0890968675 (ISBN13: 9780890968673).

Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest, No. 20. (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1999. Himmel begins this work with a brief cultural study noting that, although the Karankawas were a recognizable ethnic group that occupied most of the Texas coastal area, the Tonkawas were a collection of many peoples who in the eighteenth century came together along the boundary of the southern Great Plains. The author then details the often rocky relations between these two tribes and Spain; Himmel notes that, as a result of their tensions with the Spanish, both tribes welcomed Stephen F. Austin's colonizing efforts

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Kelly F. Himmel, The Conquest of the Karankawas and the Tonkawas, 1821-1859 (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1999) 49-50. William H. Oberste, History of Refugio Mission (Refugio, TX: ), 309. Colonists kill Karankawas. Date: 1824 Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835. Race or Ethnicity: White, Native American Tribe: Karankawa Gender: unspecified.

Published 1999 by Texas A&M University Press in College Station, Tex. Politics and government, Social conditions, Government relations, Tonkawa Indians, Karankawa Indians, Wars, History. Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ;, no. Classifications. Prefer the physical book? Check nearby libraries with: WorldCat.