Prairie Gothic : The Story of a West Texas Family.
Title:
Prairie Gothic : The Story of a West Texas Family.
Author:
Erickson, John R.
ISBN:
9781574414004
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (225 pages)
Series:
Frances B. Vick S., No. 3
Contents:
Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter One: Anna Beth -- Chapter Two: The Visit -- Chapter Three: The Quakers -- Chapter Four: Martha Sherman -- Chapter Five: Cynthia Ann -- Chapter Six: Loose Ends -- Chapter Seven: J. Evetts Haley -- Chapter Eight: John Graves -- Chapter Nine: Joe Sherman -- Chapter Ten: Max Coleman Remembers -- Chapter Eleven: The Sherman Family -- Chapter Twelve: Rachel and George Singer -- Chapter Thirteen: The End of the Quaker Dream -- Chapter Fourteen: Gaines County -- Chapter Fifteen: Mable -- Chapter Sixteen: Joe Sherman's Death -- Chapter Seventeen: The Currys -- Chapter Eighteen: Tom Ross -- Chapter Nineteen: Milt Good -- Chapter Twenty: Roger Sherman -- Chapter Twenty-one: Roy, Burt, and Olive -- Chapter Twenty-two: Decline -- Chapter Twenty-three: Grandmother's Funeral -- Chapter Twenty-four: And Then There Was One -- Chapter Twenty-five: Afterthoughts -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
A book on Texas lore. Tells the story of people in the context of a specific place, the author creates a blend of family and regional history This book includes his encounters with famous Texas writers. Excerpts from journals, letters, and other original sources enrich the narrative.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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