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- The Robertsons, the Sutherlands, and the Making of Texas
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: Texas A&M University Press
summary
All Texans, or their ancestors, started as something else. The families that came here molded the state and were molded by it. Anne H. Sutherland explores just how the experiences of two of the early Anglo land-grant families—the Robertsons and the Sutherlands—shaped Texas events and how they handed down those experiences from one generation to another, transforming two Scots-Irish families into what in hindsight we have branded Anglo-Texans. The story of these two pioneering families, told through their letters, poems, diaries, and oral histories, embodies western expansion and political upheaval. Settling in central and southeast Texas, these families struggled to build a new Texas and make a life for their children. The Texas revolution and the Civil War acted as catalysts for the emergence of their Texan identity. A unique blend of family and Texas history, Sutherland’s Made in Texas: A Family Tale positions personal stories as windows of insight onto Texan identity. She peels back the layers of family tradition and textbook history to show how her forebears experienced the transforming events of the settlement of Texas and its war for independence. As new generations emerged, each contributed its own anecdotes and historical context from the time period. By placing the families within Texas history, Sutherland effectively and innovatively traces identity from the early nineteenth century to today. As settlers in the western wilderness, the Robertsons, the Sutherlands, and others like them actively shaped Texas, even as they were changed themselves.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Preface: A Family Tale
- pp. xi-xiv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xvi
- Chapter 2. Writing as a Tradition
- pp. 10-16
- Chapter 3. The Robertson Papers
- pp. 17-55
- Chapter 4. Learning Texas History
- pp. 21-36
- Chapter 6. The Alabama Settlement
- pp. 56-66
- Chapter 7. The Prayer on the Sabine
- pp. 67-72
- Chapter 8. Making a Living
- pp. 73-81
- Chapter 14. Getting Rid of Wildness
- pp. 116-121
- Chapter 15. The Wild Woman of the Navidad
- pp. 122-126
- Chapter 17. The End of Slavery
- pp. 140-147
- Chapter 18. Remember Who You Are
- pp. 148-154
- Chapter 19. The Macaroni Road Comes to Edna
- pp. 155-160
- Chapter 20. The Migration to Uvalde
- pp. 161-171
- Chapter 21. Getting an Education
- pp. 172-183
- Chapter 22. Family Reunions
- pp. 184-190
- Bibliography
- pp. 203-210
Additional Information
ISBN
9781603445412
Related ISBN(s)
9781585445202
MARC Record
OCLC
632388767
Pages
240
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No