Resource Type

Phoebe (open access)

Phoebe

Short story set in New Orleans.
Date: November 1907
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fourth in Salvador (open access)

The Fourth in Salvador

Short story about a man celebrating July Fourth in South America.
Date: July 1903
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rouge et Noire (open access)

Rouge et Noire

A short story about the banana trade in Central America based on O. Henry's experiences in Honduras in the late 1890s. This is perhaps the first instance of O. Henry's use of the term "banana republic."
Date: December 1901
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
Georgia's Ruling (open access)

Georgia's Ruling

Short story about the General Land Office in Austin, Texas. Story was published while O. Henry was in prison in Columbus, Ohio.
Date: June 30, 1900
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History