The Robertsons, the Sutherlands, and the making of Texas / by Anne H. Sutherland.

Author/creator Sutherland, Anne, 1945-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoCollege Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxiv, 222 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesElma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 25
Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 25. ^A419629
Contents Discovering my Texas identity -- Writing as a tradition -- The Robertson papers -- Learning Texas history -- Sterling Clack Robertson, empresario -- The Alabama settlement -- The prayer on the Sabine -- Making a living -- The Comanche, Karankawa, Lipan Apache, and Tonkawa -- Political rumblings in the Alabama settlement -- The Alabama settlement at war -- The Texas revolution as myth and identity ritual -- Aftermath of the war : tragedy and humor -- Getting rid of wildness -- The wild woman of the Navidad -- The civilizing elites : Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson -- The end of slavery -- Remember who you are -- The macaroni road comes to Edna -- The migration to Uvalde -- Getting an education -- Family reunions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [203]-209) and index.
LCCN 2006005037
ISBN1585445207 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781585445202

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks F395.S4 S87 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold