Emily Austin of Texas

Informationen zum Autor Light Townsend Cummins is the Guy M. Bryan Jr. Professor of History at Austin College. A native of San Antonio, he is the author or editor of seven books dealing with the history of Texas and the Gulf Coast, including A Guide to the History of Texas, A Guide to the History of Louisiana , and Spanish Observers and the American Revolution . Klappentext Emily Austin followed the trails of the western frontier to Texas, where she saw the burgeoning young colony erupt in revolution, establish a proud republic, and usher in the period of antebellum statehood. Emily's journey was one of remarkable personal change as the rigors of frontier life shaped her into a uniquely self-reliant southern woman. Zusammenfassung Emily Austin followed the trails of the western frontier to Texas! where she saw the burgeoning young colony erupt in revolution! establish a proud republic! and usher in the period of antebellum statehood. Emily's journey was one of remarkable personal change as the rigors of frontier life shaped her into a uniquely self-reliant southern woman.

Product details

• Authors: Light Townsend Cummins, Light Townshed Cummins
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2009
• EAN: 9780875653518
• ISBN: 978-0-87565-351-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Texas Biography (Hardcover); Texas Biography; Texas Biography (Hardcover)
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous