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Fictional narrative featuring characters Deacon Speckham, Matilda Markham, and various historical individuals.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Foster, Mary Evans
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Her Name Was Ann: A Pioneer Teacher in Texas
Story of Ann Thompson Morriss, born in Mississippi, who moved to Texas with her family in 1848. The book covers the family's arrival to America through Morriss's life and teaching career in the state.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Morriss, Annie Mae
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bailey's Light: Saga of Brit Bailey and Other Hardy Pioneers
Book highlighting the life and times of James Britton Bailey, who first came to Texas in 1818. This work covers his interactions with Stephen F. Austin, and his journeys through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Index starts on page 131.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Golson, Josephine Polley
System:
The Portal to Texas History
In Those Days: Memoirs of Edwards Plateau
Autobiographical account of living on a Texas ranch in the Edwards Plateau area.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Winslow, Edith Black
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Lady and a Lone Star Flag
Book discussing the history of Texas and of the creation of the Lone Star Flag by Joanna Elizabeth Troutman, which was lost at Goliad after the massacre there.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Pope, Henry David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Through the Years: Reminiscences of Pioneer Days on the Texas Border
Biographical account of the Kelsey Family's arrival to Texas and their adoption of Hannah Rebecca Allen. The book spans the time period from their arrival through World War One. Index begins on page 177.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Kelsey, Anna Marietta, 1863-
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adobe Walls Bride: The Story of Billy and Olive King Dixon
Story of the lives of Billy and Olive King Dixon in the Texas Panhandle from recollections and historical research. This book covers their marriage, parenthood, home building, etc. in the Texas Panhandle. Index begins on page 275.
Date:
2018
Creator:
McCarty, John L. 1901-1974
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alone by the Sea: The Story of Jane Wilkinson Long, Mother of Texas
Historical narrative of the live of Jane Wilkinson Long, wife of James Long who led a filibustering attempt into Texas in 1819. This work covers her early marriage life in Louisiana and her subsequent life in Texas.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Moore, Effie Missouria Pitchford
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Road to Destiny
Book discussing the rise and fall of a Quaker settlement on the Llano Estacado, which Paris Cox founded in the early 1880s.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Ellis, Temple Ann, 1878-1963
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Education of Women in Texas
Study of the history of women's education in Texas. This work discusses the foundations of education in Texas and the factors that influenced the growth of women's education within the state. The index begins on page 179.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Aiken, Wreathy Price
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Woman of Texas: Mrs Percy V. Pennybacker
Book discussing the role of Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, originally born in Petersburg, Virginia, who worked to expand the woman's place in American society. Index begins on page 359.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Richmond, Rebecca
System:
The Portal to Texas History
There's No Return
Fictional story of the relationship between characters Jim and Fanny.
Date:
2018
Creator:
Holland, Claudia Jones
System:
The Portal to Texas History