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The Robertsons, the Sutherlands, and the making of Texas

Title
The Robertsons, the Sutherlands, and the making of Texas / by Anne H. Sutherland.
Author
Sutherland, Anne.
Publication
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2006.

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Description
xiv, 222 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 25
Subject
  • Sutherland, Anne > Family
  • Robertson family
  • Sutherland family
  • Scots-Irish > Texas > History
  • Scots-Irish > Texas > Biography
  • Texas > History
  • Texas > Biography
Bibliography (note)
  • 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.
Call Number
IEG 06-6781
ISBN
  • 1585445207 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9781585445202
LCCN
  • 2006005037
  • 9781585445202
OCLC
64208225
Author
Sutherland, Anne.
Title
The Robertsons, the Sutherlands, and the making of Texas / by Anne H. Sutherland.
Imprint
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2006.
Edition
1st ed.
Series
Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 25
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-209) and index.
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9781585445202
Research Call Number
IEG 06-6781
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