Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
xiv, 222 p. : ill., maps. |
Series |
Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 25 |
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Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 25.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-209) and index. |
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. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Sutherland, Anne -- Family.
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Robertson family.
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Sutherland family.
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Scots-Irish -- Texas -- History.
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Scots-Irish -- Texas -- Biography.
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Texas -- History.
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Texas -- Biography.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9781585445202 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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1585445207 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9781603445412 (electronic bk.) |
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