[PDF] Yellow Rose Of Texas The The Song The Legend And Emily D West eBook

Author : Lora-Marie Bernard
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 21,75 MB
Release : 2020-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1439668833

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A journalist searches for the truth behind the traditional folk song, and a free black woman’s role in the Texas Revolution. The legend of the Yellow Rose of Texas holds an indisputable place in Lone Star culture, tethered to a familiar song that has served as a Civil War marching tune, a pop chart staple, and a halftime anthem. Almost two centuries of Texas mythmaking successfully muddled fact with fable in song, and the true story of Emily D. West remains mired in dispute and unrecognizable beneath the tales that grew up around it. The complete truth may never be recovered, but in this book Lora-Marie Bernard seeks an honest account honoring the grit and determination that brought a free black woman from the abolitionist riots of Connecticut to the thick of a bloody Texas revolution. A Lone Star native who grew up immersed in the Yellow Rose legend, Bernard also traces other stories that legend has obscured, including the connection between Emily D. West and plans for a free black colony in Texas. Includes illustrations

Author : Lora-Marie Bernard
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,43 MB
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 1467142573

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The legend of the Yellow Rose of Texas holds an indisputable place in Lone Star culture, tethered to a familiar song that has served as a Civil War marching tune, a pop chart staple and a halftime anthem. The true story of Emily D. West remains mired in dispute and unrecognizable beneath the manipulative tales that grew up around it. Author Lora-Marie Bernard seeks an honest account honoring the grit and determination that brought a free black woman from the abolitionst riots of Connecticut to the thick of a bloody Texas revolution.

Author : Lora-Marie Bernard
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 21,33 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1467117870

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"After Monroe Edwards died in Sing Sing prison in 1847, penny dreadfuls memorialized him as the most celebrated American forger until the turn of the century. With a bizarre biography too complicated for easy history, his critical contributions to Texas settlement, revolution and annexation were inextricably mired in his activities as a slave smuggler and confidence man. Author Lora-Marie Bernard unravels the unbelievable story of one of the most notorious criminal adventurers ever to set foot on the soil of the Lone Star State." -- From cover.

Author : Mary L. Scheer
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 40,13 MB
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 1574414690

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"Historically, wars and revolutions have offered politically and socially disadvantaged people the opportunity to contribute to the nation (or cause) in exchange for future expanded rights. Although shorter than most conflicts, the Texas Revolution nonetheless profoundly affected not only the leaders and armies, but the survivors, especially women, who endured those tumultuous events and whose lives were altered by the accompanying political, social, and economic changes.

Author : Douglas Brode
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,28 MB
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0786462000

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Yellow Rose of Texas: The Myth of Emily Morgan tells the fact based story of the African-American woman who inspired the world famous folk song. In this graphic novel the adventures of Emily Morgan reveal the Texas war for independence through the eyes of a black woman who survived the Alamo and played an important part in winning the war. While the story of Texas is told with attention to historical detail, the story of Emily is elevated to a romantic myth.

Author : Gilbert Morris
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,81 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Domestic fiction
ISBN : 9781591451129

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The Texas Frontier provides for riveting adventure and inspiring characters as this historical fiction series draws readers into the struggle for freedom.

Author : Phillip Thomas Tucker
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 28,33 MB
Release : 2014-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0786474491

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For the first time, the true story of "The Yellow Rose of Texas" is told in full, revealing a host of new insights and perspectives on one of America's most popular stories. For generations, the Yellow Rose of Texas has been one of America's most popular western myths, growing larger over time and little resembling the truth of what happened on April 21, 1836, at the battle of San Jacinto, where a new Texas Republic won its independence. The woman who has been popularly connected to the story was an ordinary but also quite remarkable free black woman from the North, Emily D. West. This work reconstructs her experience, places it in full context and explores the evolution of a most fanciful myth.

Author : Deborah R. Vargas
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 30,63 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0816673160

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Explores the resounding musical performances of Mexican American women such as Chelo Silva, Eva Ybarra, Eva Garza, and Selena within Tejano/Chicano music