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Under the Man-fig
"But there are many things in the novel that make it important to early Texas writing. The Juneteenth scene with its interesting Centre Figger captures a part of folklore not often seen. And the flavor of life just north of the Texas Gulf Goast is rarely captured in fiction.".
Let's Hear It
A collection of 22 stories by Texas women writers that weave a story of their own: the story of women's writing in the Lone Star State, from 1865 to the present. Authors include Berverly Lowry, Carolyn Osborn, Annette Sanford, Denise Chavez, Katherine Anne Porter, Judy Alter and Joyce Gibson Roach.
Read All about Her!
Provides citations to books, journal articles, manuscripts, oral histories, dissertations, and theses on Texas women's history.
The History of Southern Women's Literature
Many of America’s foremost, and most beloved, authors are also southern and female: Mary Chesnut, Kate Chopin, Ellen Glasgow, Zora Neale Hurston, Eudora Welty, Harper Lee, Maya Angelou, Anne Tyler, Alice Walker, and Lee Smith, to name several. Designating a writer as “southern” if her work reflects the region’s grip on her life, Carolyn Perry and Mary Louise Weaks have produced an invaluable guide to the richly diverse and enduring tradition of southern women’s literature. Their comprehensive history—the first of its kind in a relatively young field—extends from the pioneer woman to the career woman, embracing black and white, poor and privileged, urban and Appalachian perspect...
The Wire Cutters
Frontier and Pioneer life in Texas. Texas fence cutting wars fought by competing cattlemen and ranchers.
American Women
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The Past as Prelude
The Past as Prelude is a collection of essays exploring the rich, cultural history of New Orleans over the city’s first 250 years from 1718–1968. In this topical history of one of America’s oldest cities, a group of talented essayists explore the fascinating and varied patterns that have marked New Orleans’ growth. These multiple perspectives allow glimpses into topics as varied as the diverse people of the city, the unique Creole architecture, the historic art scene, the distinctive music, the Civil War, and, of course, New Orleans’ continued reputation as a “good-time town.” Detailed illustrations complement this comprehensive volume.
