Robertsons, the Sutherlands, and the Making of Texas.

Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- A Family Tale -- Acknowledgments -- Discovering My Texas Identity -- Writing as a Tradition -- The Robertson Papers -- Learning Texas History -- Sterling Clack Robertson, Empresario -- The Alabama Settlement -- The Prayer on the Sabine -- Making a Living -- The Comanche, Karankawa, Lipan Apache, and Tonkawa -- Political Rumblings in the Alabama Settlement -- The Alabama Settlement at War -- The Texas Revolution as Myth and Identity Ritual -- Aftermath of the War: Tragedy and Humor -- Getting Rid of Wildness -- The Wild Woman of the Navidad -- The Civilizing Elites: Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson -- The End of Slavery -- Remember Who You Are -- The Macaroni Road Comes to Edna -- The Migration to Uvalde -- Getting an Education -- Family Reunions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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