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

• Superior document: Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 25
• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Sutherland, Anne H.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest ; no. 25.
• Physical Description: xiv, 222 p. :; ill., maps.

Table of 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.