A Biscuit for Your Shoe : A Memoir of County Line, a Texas Freedom Colony /

In TFS Extra Book #28, Beatrice Upshaw shares her memories of growing up in County Line. A Biscuit for Your Shoe captures the lore of a community which began as a freedom colony west of Nacogdoches in East Texas. The book is a memoir, but it shares more than merely family memories of significant eve...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Upshaw, Beatrice, 1958- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Orton, Richard S., 1946- (photographer (expression))
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Foreword by Frances B. Vick
  • Family Tree
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Rural East Texas
  • Chapter 2: The Hill
  • Chapter 3: Lilbert
  • Chapter 4: Church Establishments
  • Chapter 5: The Church Minutes: Home Missionary Society
  • Chapter 6: Holiness Church
  • Chapter 7: Louisiana, Alabama
  • Church Roots
  • Chapter 8: Cousin Gillis, Pete, and Cooking
  • Chapter 9: The Local Landscape
  • Chapter 10: Injuries
  • Chapter 11: Born and Raised: Big Heads, Big Feet
  • Chapter 12: The Sassafras Expedition
  • Chapter 13: Mama and Her Green Thumb
  • Chapter 14: Sister Girl and the Snake
  • Chapter 15: Aunt Annie Bell
  • Chapter 16: Uncle Hadie's Houses
  • Chapter 17: Chee-Chee and Charlie
  • Chapter 18: Faye, Byrd, and Sister Girl's Skirt
  • Chapter 19: The Beautification of the Young and Foolish
  • Chapter 20: Toys, Play-Pretties, and Other Amusements
  • Chapter 21: Jokes, Tales, and Other Lies
  • Chapter 22: Dr. Maye and the Innocent Frog
  • Chapter 23: James Brown
  • Chapter 24: Wash Day
  • Chapter 25: Adult Basic Education
  • Chapter 26: The More Things Change
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix: Glossary

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