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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827152903321

Autore

Erickson John R. <1943->

Titolo

Prairie gothic : the story of a West Texas family / / John R. Erickson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-73097-8

9786610730971

1-57441-400-3

1-4337-1030-7

1-4237-9794-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Frances B. Vick series ; ; no. 3

Disciplina

813/.54

B

Soggetti

Novelists, American - 20th century - Family relationships

Novelists, American - 20th century

Rural families - Texas, West

Texas, West Social life and customs

Texas, West Biography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-198) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 GoodChapter 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



Sommario/riassunto

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.