The Robertsons, the Sutherlands, and the making of Texas /
Sutherland, Anne.
College Station : Texas A & M University Press,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-209) and index.
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.
Sutherland, Anne
Robertson family.
Sutherland family.
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