Reviews for The Paper Republic: The Struggle for Money, Credit and Independence in the Republic of Texas

The average rating for The Paper Republic: The Struggle for Money, Credit and Independence in the Republic of Texas based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-05-16 00:00:00 Bethany Louden "THE PAPER REPUBLIC is first and foremost a visual feast. Jim Bevill has brought together countless high-quality images of original documents from private collections as well as government and university archives -- many of them never seen before by the public. Moreover, he has richly illustrated his fascinating story of the economic struggle in the Texas Republic with hundreds of photographs and engravings rarely seen today. These provide the historical backdrop to the incredibly complex financial history of a genuinely fragile republic that floated paper obligations for a decade on little more than faith, credit, and the heroic exertions of its officers and people." "Everyone who reads this book will learn much from it, whether they be seasoned collectors, historical scholars, or fascinated readers from the general public. One of the book's most interesting and hitherto least-appreciated revelations is that of the intertwined monetary histories of Hispanic and Anglo America, manifested in coins and currency by such familiar icons as the dollar sign and the lone star emblem of Texas. There are surprises on almost every page -- from gleaming images of the recently unearthed Mexican silver stash dropped by Santa Anna's soldiers at San Jacinto, to the amazing fact that the debts of the Texas Republic were not settled until the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. This is a book to savor. It will be a valuable resource for generations to come." Dr. James E. Crisp, Department of History, North Carolina State University, and author of SLEUTHING THE ALAMO: DAVY CROCKETT'S LAST STAND AND OTHER MYSTERIES OF THE TEXAS REVOLUTION. (From the dust jacket of The Paper Republic)

Review # 2 was written on 2013-09-01 00:00:00 James E Best You should be a serious Alamo history buff to read Alamo Traces. This book is a good reminder that narrative histories may rely on recitation of legends and other authors' stories. Alamo Traces is like an academic historian detective dissertation whose main purpose is to expose the holes in the stories and legends of the Alamo, reminding us that since there were no survivors (save a few non combatants) we really don't know some of the details of what happened there. I think Lindley did a good job of exposing the weaknesses without taking away from the story or being disrespectful of the work of other conscientious historians- even the ones he exposed.