Yellow Rose of Texas, The: The Song, the Legend and Emily D. West
Author | : Lora-Marie Bernard |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1467142573 |
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The legend of the Yellow Rose of Texas holds an indisputable place in Lone Star culture, tethered to a familiar song that has served as a Civil War marching tune, a pop chart staple and a halftime anthem. The true story of Emily D. West remains mired in dispute and unrecognizable beneath the manipulative tales that grew up around it. Author Lora-Marie Bernard seeks an honest account honoring the grit and determination that brought a free black woman from the abolitionst riots of Connecticut to the thick of a bloody Texas revolution.