Discovering my Texas identity
Writing as a tradition
The Robertson papers
Learning Texas history
Sterling Clack Robertson, empresario
The Alabama settlement
The prayer on the Sabine
Making a living
The Comanche, Karankawa, Lipan Apache, and Tonkawa
Political rumblings in the Alabama settlement
The Alabama settlement at war
The Texas revolution as myth and identity ritual
Aftermath of the war : tragedy and humor
Getting rid of wildness
The wild woman of the Navidad
The civilizing elites : Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson
The end of slavery
Remember who you are
The macaroni road comes to Edna
The migration to Uvalde
Getting an education
Family reunions.