At home in Texas: early views of the land
Histoire
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Résumé
Potential immigrants to Texas in the nineteenth century were fed romantic notions about this land aplenty. Some painted it a savage and exciting country. To the classically minded it seemed reminiscent of the Mediterranean. For others with strong religious convictions,… it was represented as a new garden of Eden. Author Doughty reconstructs and analyzes the way nineteenth century settlers developed an attachment to the land in order to make it their true home