The panorama of her life, described in vivid detail by a former head of the English Department at Texas Christian University, transports the reader to the tempestuous early years of the American Republic and, finally, to Texas during its colonization and early Republic years. Throughout this charming book Mrs. Holley's "intuition for important people" brings the reader into the company of many of America's great and accomplished: Noah Webster, John Quincy Adams, President and Mrs. Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston, and many others.
The panorama of her life, described in vivid detail by a former head of the English Department at Texas Christian University, transports the reader to the tempestuous early years of the American Republic and, finally, to Texas during its colonization and early Republic years. Throughout this charming book Mrs. Holley's "intuition for important people" brings the reader into the company of many of America's great and accomplished: Noah Webster, John Quincy Adams, President and Mrs. Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston, and many others.
Mary Austin Holley: A Biography
480Mary Austin Holley: A Biography
480Paperback(REPRINT)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780292750982 |
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Publisher: | University of Texas Press |
Publication date: | 01/01/1962 |
Series: | Elma Dill Russell Spencer Foundation Series , #2 |
Edition description: | REPRINT |
Pages: | 480 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.08(d) |