Prairie Gothic
Subtitle: The Story of a West Texas Family (Frances B. Vick)
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Published: September 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781574412031
Subjects: Family history; Local history; United States - State & Local - General; Novelists, American; Family relationships; History; Biography / Autobiography; Texas, West; History: American; Texas; Personal Memoirs; Regional Subjects - South; 20th century; Biography; Rural families
First sentence: It was my great fortune to have been raised by a woman who loved language, told wonderful stories, and believed that passing those stories along to me was more important than doing other things for herself.
Description: John Erickson traces his family history, focusing on how his ancestors overcome the challenges prairie life to settle in Texas and create a prosperous life for themselves.