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Author Erickson, John R., 1943-

Title Prairie gothic : the story of a West Texas family / John R. Erickson.

Publication Info. Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, [2005]
©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 208 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Frances B. Vick series ; no. 3
Frances B. Vick series ; no. 3.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-198) and index.
Contents Chapter 1 Anna Beth 1 -- Chapter 2 Visit 4 -- Chapter 3 Quakers 12 -- Chapter 4 Martha Sherman 22 -- Chapter 5 Cynthia Ann 33 -- Chapter 6 Loose Ends 41 -- Chapter 7 J. Evetts Haley 47 -- Chapter 8 John Graves 57 -- Chapter 9 Joe Sherman 64 -- Chapter 10 Max Coleman Remembers 80 -- Chapter 11 Sherman Family 85 -- Chapter 12 Rachel and George Singer 92 -- Chapter 13 End of the Quaker Dream 99 -- Chapter 14 Gaines County 104 -- Chapter 15 Mable 109 -- Chapter 16 Joe Sherman's Death 117 -- Chapter 17 Currys 127 -- Chapter 18 Tom Ross 136 -- Chapter 19 Milt Good 148 -- Chapter 20 Roger Sherman 162 -- Chapter 21 Roy, Burt, and Olive 167 -- Chapter 22 Decline 174 -- Chapter 23 Grandmother's Funeral 178 -- Chapter 24 And Then There Was One 187.
Summary A book on Texas lore. Tells the story of people in the context of a specific place, the author creates a blend of family and regional history This book includes his encounters with famous Texas writers. Excerpts from journals, letters, and other original sources enrich the narrative.
Access Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
Processing Action digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL
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Subject Erickson, John R., 1943- -- Family.
Erickson, John R., 1943-
Families.
Erickson, John R., 1943- -- Homes and haunts -- Texas, West.
West Texas.
Erickson, John R., 1943-
Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Family relationships.
Novelists, American.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Subject Rural families -- Texas, West.
Rural families.
Texas, West -- Social life and customs.
Manners and customs.
Texas, West -- Biography.
Texas, West.
Chronological Term 1900 - 1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Autobiographies.
Autobiographies.
Other Form: Print version: Erickson, John R., 1943- Prairie gothic. Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, ©2005 (DLC) 2005016189
ISBN 1423797949 (electronic book)
9781423797944 (electronic book)
1433710307
9781433710308
1574412000 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
1574412035 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9781574412000 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
9781574412031 (paperback ; alkaline paper)