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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.
Contents
Table of Contents
Foreword by Mario Marcel Salas
Preface
Introduction
Chapter I: Emily D. West, The Popular Myth and Legend
Chapter II: Emily D. West's Birth in New Haven
Chapter III: A New Life and Adventure Beckons
Chapter IV: Texas Bound
Chapter V: Slaughter at the Alamo
Chapter VI: Muddy Roads Leading to San Jacinto
Chapter VII: Climactic Showdown at San Jacinto
Chapter VIII: Popular Myth-making and the Creation
"The Yellow Rose of Texas"
Chapter IX: Emily After the Fiery Storm of San Jacinto
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
