- Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 222 p.) : ill., maps.
- Series Statement
- Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 25
- Uniform Title
- Robertsons, the Sutherlands, and the making of Texas (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Robertsons, the Sutherlands, and the making of Texas (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-209) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- 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.
- LCCN
- 2006005037
- OCLC
- ssj0000531055
- Author
Sutherland, Anne.
- Title
The Robertsons, the Sutherlands, and the making of Texas [electronic resource] / 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.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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