Texan Identities: Moving beyond Myth, Memory, and Fallacy in Texas History

Synopsis

What Constitutes A Texas Identity And How May Such Change Over Time? What Myths, Memories, And Fallacies Contribute To Making A Texas Identity? Are All The Myths And Memories That Define Texas Identity True Or Are Some Of Them Fallacious? Is There More Than One Texas Identity? The Discussion Begins With The Idealized Narrative And Icons Revolving Around The Texas Revolution. The Texas Rangers In Myth And Memory Are Also Explored. Other Essays Expand On Traditional And Increasingly Outdated Interpretations Of The Anglo-american Myth Of Texas By Considering Little Known Roles Played By Women, Racial Minorities, And Specific Stereotypes Such As The Cattleman. Texan Identities: Moving Beyond Myth, Memory, And Fallacy In Texas History / Light Townsend Cummins And Mary L. Scheer -- Line In The Soil, Lines On The Soul: The Battle Of The Alamo In Myth, Memory, And History / Stephen L. Hardin -- Unequal Citizens: Women, Rights, And Myth In The Texas Constitution Of 1836 / Mary L. Scheer -- The Texas Rangers In Myth And Memory / Jody Edward Ginn -- On Becoming Texans: Nineteenth-century Jewish Immigrants Claim Their German Identity / Kay Goldman -- Ethel Tunstall Drought: San Antonio Club Woman And Art Patron / Light Townsend Cummins -- W. W. Jones Of South Texas: Pioneer Rancher And Capitalist / Patrick Cox -- Delgado V. Bastrop: Civil Rights And Identity In Texas History / Gene B. Preuss. Edited By Light Townsend Cummins And Mary L. Scheer ; Foreword By Jesús F. De La Teja. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.