Emily D. West and the "Yellow Rose of Texas" myth /
"The real Yellow Rose was an ordinary but also quite remarkable free Black woman from the North, Emily D. West. This is the first full-length biography of her--which explores the evolution of one of the most popular myths in American, Texas and Western history"--
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| Format: | Elektronički e-knjiga |
| Jezik: | engleski |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2014]
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| Online pristup: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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- Emily D. West, the popular myth and legend
- Emily D. West's birth in New Haven
- A new life and adventure beckons
- Texas bound
- Slaughter at the Alamo
- Muddy roads leading to San Jacinto
- Climactic showdown at San Jacinto
- Popular myth-making and the creation of "The Yellow Rose of Texas"
- Emily after the fiery storm of San Jacinto
- Epilogue.