Empire of Sand is the story of the Southern attempt, in 1862, to open a path to California, thus securing a port on the Pacific Ocean, gaining access to the gold fields of Colorado and California, and expanding the practice of slavery into the Southwest.
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Empire of Sand is the story of the Southern attempt, in 1862, to open a path to California, thus securing a port on the Pacific Ocean, gaining access to the gold fields of Colorado and California, and expanding the practice of slavery into the Southwest.
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Add this copy of Empire of Sand: the Struggle for the Southwest, 1862 to cart. $7.48, very good condition, Sold by Bookmarc's rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from La Porte, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by State House Press.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. BY0-A paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, wrinkling and crease, light discoloration and shelf wear. Civil War Campaigns and Commanders Series. 9"x6", 140 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Empire of Sand is the story of the Southern attempt, in 1862, to open a path to California, thus securing a port on the Pacific Ocean. The port would enable them to gain access to the gold fields of Colorado and California and expand the practice of slavery into the Southwest. This quixotic undertaking was attempted by a few regiments of Texas cavalry, known as "the Army of the Southwest, " commanded by the ambitious but ultimately incompetent Brig. Gen. Henry H. Sibley. Marching out of San Antonio and across the forbidding deserts of West Texas, the Sibley Brigade achieved initial success in winning a significant victory over the Union forces of Col. E. R. S. Canby at the battle of Valverde. They then traveled up the Rio Grande to capture Albuquerque and Santa Fe and to threaten Union possession of Colorado territory. A Federal force consisting of US regulars and Colorado volunteers, however, fought the Texans to a standstill at the battle of Glorieta Pass and decisively checked the Rebels when the notorious Col. John Chivington led a daring raid behind their lines, destroying their supply train and forcing them into a harrowing retreat the length of New Mexico under nearly impossible circumstances.
Add this copy of Empire of Sand: the Struggle for the Southwest, 1862 to cart. $10.66, good condition, Sold by Friends of the Phoenix Library rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Phoenix, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by State House Press.
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Good. This is a former library book with library stickers and stamps. 100% of this purchase will support literacy programs through a nonprofit organization!
Add this copy of Empire of Sand: the Struggle for the Southwest, 1862 to cart. $12.49, very good condition, Sold by HPB Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by State House Press.
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Add this copy of Empire of Sand: the Struggle for the Southwest, 1862 to cart. $12.49, very good condition, Sold by Half Price Books Inc rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by State House Press.
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Add this copy of Empire of Sand: the Struggle for the Southwest, 1862 to cart. $38.87, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by State House Press.
Add this copy of Empire of Sand: the Struggle for the Southwest, 1862 to cart. $79.02, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by Texas A&M University Press.
