“Financing the Texas Revolution”
March 27 & 28
The audience will be treated to a visual journey through the financial instruments used by the Provisional Government of Texas (1835-1836) and how they relate to the dramatic events which enabled Texas to gain her independence from Mexico. This powerful presentation puts the audience at the epicenter of the fund raising efforts for the rebel government and reveals the inner workings of a precarious financial system which personally touched every soldier and volunteer in the Texas Army. This unrelenting issue of paper obligations would soon come back to haunt the young Treasury Department. For Texans, historians, and everyone in the financial industry, The Paper Republic offers an essential understanding about the role money plays in the formation and functionality of a new government. The real story behind a legendary part of American history, the book tells the story of a debt crisis eerily similar to the headlines of today (Approximately 45 minutes).
James P. Bevill is an expert on many different aspects of money. He is the author of The Paper Republic: The Struggle for Money, Credit and Independence in the Republic of Texas (Bright Sky Press, 2009). He has spent his career in the financial services industry since graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Houston-Clear Lake in 1983. He is a First Vice President – Investments in the River Oaks office of UBS Financial Services in Houston. Bevill has been honored with numerous awards for his work in finance and numismatics, is an honorary member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, and has written several articles on Texas and Confederate money and its role in culture and history. He is a frequent lecturer on financial topics. Jim lives in Houston, Texas with his wife, Jodie.
This is a preview of his book and the story of the beginning of the debt crisis which later engulfed the Republic of Texas.
Contact Information:
James P. Bevill
UBS Financial Services
4400 Post Oak Parkway #1700
Houston, Texas 77027
(713) 940-2865
james.bevill@ubs.com
Book Information: The Paper Republic
www.BrightSkyPress.com
