Mary Austin Holley : A Biography /

Mary Austin Holley found life challenging and made it interesting for others. As wife and widow of Horace Holley, eminent orator, clergyman, and educator, and as cousin and friend of Stephen F. Austin, founder of the first Texas colony, she formed friendships among important people. From New Haven t...

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Autor principal: Lee, Rebecca Smith (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2022]
Temas:
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Illustrations
  • MAPS
  • 1. Childhood·s Home, 1784-1794
  • 2. Sentimental Courtship, 1795-1805
  • 3. Salisbury Honeymoon, 1805
  • 4. Greenfield Hill, 1805-1808
  • 5. Hostages to Fortune, 1808-1809
  • 6. By Stage to Boston, 1809-1811
  • 7. High Tide, 1811-1817
  • 8. The Field Is Wider ... , 1817-1818
  • 9. Harvest More Abundant, 1818-1821
  • 10. The Past Revisited, 1821-1822
  • 11. Green Holly and Thistle, 1822-1825
  • 12. On Leaving Kentucky, 1826-1827
  • 13. Radiant Phoenix, 1827-1829
  • 14. Good Hope, 1830-1831
  • 15. Dear Cousin, 1831-1835
  • 16. Texan Song of Liberty, 1835--1836
  • 17. On the Wing, 1837-1840
  • 18. Sunny Island, 1840-1841
  • 19. The New Texas, 1841-1844
  • 20. Madame Holley, 1844-1846
  • Acknowledgments: People and Places
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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