Emily D. West and the "Yellow Rose of Texas" Myth

by Phillip Thomas Tucker

Overview

For the first time, the true story of "The Yellow Rose of Texas" is told in full, revealing a host of new insights and perspectives on one of America's most popular stories. For generations, the Yellow Rose of Texas has been one of America's most popular western myths, growing larger over time and little resembling the truth of what happened on April 21, 1836, at the battle of San Jacinto, where a new Texas Republic won its independence. The woman who has been popularly connected to the story was an ordinary but also quite remarkable free black woman from the North, Emily D. West. This work reconstructs her experience, places it in full context and explores the evolution of a most fanciful myth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786474493
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	02/13/2014
Pages:	276
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Phillip Thomas Tucker is a former Department of Defense historian in Washington, D.C. He lives in Davenport, Florida.

Table of Contents

Foreword Mario Marcel Salas 1

Preface 5

Introduction 7

Chapter I Emily D. West, The Popular Myth and Legend 19

Chapter II Emily D. West's Birth in New Haven 34

Chapter III A New Life and Adventure Beckons 64

Chapter IV Texas Bound 79

Chapter V Slaughter at the Alamo 111

Chapter VI Muddy Roads Leading to San Jacinto 122

Chapter VII Climactic Showdown at San Jacinto 160

Chapter VIII Popular Myth-making and the Creation of "The Yellow Rose of Texas" 195

Chapter IX Emily After the Fiery Storm of San Jacinto 217

Epilogue 229

Chapter Notes 233

Bibliography 253

Index 261

Editorial Reviews

the book is successful at describing the world West lived in as well as the dangers she faced in Texas. Recommended”—Choice; “traces her entire life”—ProtoView.

From the Publisher

"traces her entire life"

ProtoView

the book is successful at describing the world West lived in as well as the dangers she faced in Texas. Recommended

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