The Yellow Rose of Texas
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The Yellow Rose of Texas

The Song, the Legend and Emily D. West

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The Yellow Rose of Texas

The Song, the Legend and Emily D. West

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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

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Publisher
The History Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9781439668832
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword, by James Glover
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. 1. The Roses of the States
  11. 2. The First Hollywood
  12. 3. Five Points
  13. 4. A Product of the Times
  14. 5. Colonists versus Militants
  15. 6. The Webb of Fake News
  16. 7. New York Funds a Revolution
  17. 8. These Bets Are on Texas
  18. 9. The Free Black Colony of Texas
  19. 10. Emily in Texas
  20. 11. Dysfunctional Texans
  21. 12. The Runaway Scrape
  22. 13. The Burning of New Washington
  23. 14. Seventy-Two Hours and a Tent
  24. 15. Fifteen Minutes and a Battle
  25. 16. Paperless
  26. 17. Houston and Emily
  27. 18. Fake News Rises and Falls
  28. Bibliography
  29. About the Author