Texas Family Secrets
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Collection of stories by forty local writers describing family histories and anecdotes in the Grayson County, Texas area. Each story is preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Physical Description
[4], 206 p. : ill. ; digital (epub and mobi files)
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Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A. 2017.
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This book is part of the collection entitled: Broadening Access to Books on Texas and Oklahoma and was provided by the Austin College to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 42 times. More information about this book can be viewed below.
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- Lincecum, Jerry Bryan Author of "Three Fathers"; Co-author of Preface
- Redshaw, Peggy A. Creator of photo montage on back cover; Co-author of Preface
Contributing Authors
- Monroe, Eleanor "Arminta Jane"
- Harris, Thelma "Secret Ambition"
- Marum, Dorinda "Golden Jars"
- Scrivner, Ruth "The Crown of Feathers"
- Bacon, Jan K. "Sarah Kate"
- Hawks, Lucille "The Todds' Secrets"
- Nelson, Frankie "A Mysterious Case of Theft"
- Davis, Laurette "Christmas Secrets"
- Johnson, Leta "Luke's Service Station"
- Zoda, Sarah "Bootleg Booze"
- Hestand, Glyn David "A Family Tradition"
- Foster, Gene "Lessons Learned"
- Ciaccio, Nick "Buried Treasure"
- Draisey, Ruby Frizzell "Rescuing the Packard"
- Pinkston, Neva Rich "Mother's Secret Love Affair"
- Hastings, J. Willis "My Secret Love"
- Brown, A. Elaine "Secrets Of The Heart"
- Stalford, Karen "A Secret Journey"
- Cassell, Sharon K. "No Nintendo Whizzes Here"
- Richardson, Ruth S. "Fighting On The Wrong Side"
- Hicks, Jennie "A Dream Coming True"
- Henderson, Robert W. "Anxiety"
- McGraw, Jack Frost "Butcher-Boy"
- Reichert, Wanda H. Rushing "The Domino Man"
- Morris, Julie S. "Through My Rear View Mirror"
- Romm, Leigh-Ellen "Run, Fetch Me A Whiffle"
- Hazelton, Juanita "Excerpts from a Family Diary"
- Raasch, Edward R. "Just Call Me 'Chief Cook' "
- Bell, Clara Jo Gehrts "The Summer of 1948"
- Moore, Suzanne Runyan "A Genetic Puzzle"
- Cantrill, Brad "My Brother And I"
- Rogers, Juanita "A Pair of Shoes"
- Whitfield, Ruby Morris "Solving A Mystery"
- Winnett, Melvis "Doesn't Everyone Have A Bachelor Uncle?"
- Wiley, Robert L. "They Should Make A Place In Heaven For Grandpa"
- Clark, Shirley "Lillie's Legacy"
- Eubank, Phebe "My Father, Fishing's Unknown Artist"
- Ewing, Joan Blanton "Murder and Mayhem: Unsanctioned Listening"
- Carolan, Thomas P. "Sister Paul Marie, The Wreck Of Old Room Three"
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- Bergfeld, Julie Front and back covers
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- Morris, Neyland Front cover photo
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- Big Barn Press Publisher of print version, Sherman
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University of North Texas. Libraries.
Place of Publication: Denton, Texas
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Austin College
Founded in 1849, this private liberal arts college first opened its doors in Huntsville and is the oldest institution of higher education in Texas still operating under its original name and charter. The college moved to Sherman following three yellow fever epidemics, the Civil War, and financial troubles.
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- Main Title: Texas Family Secrets
- Series Title: Telling Our Stories
- Added Title: Telling Our Stories: Book Two
Description
Collection of stories by forty local writers describing family histories and anecdotes in the Grayson County, Texas area. Each story is preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Physical Description
[4], 206 p. : ill. ; digital (epub and mobi files)
Notes
Texas Family Secrets is the second book of stories published by 'Telling Our Stories,' a humanities project at Austin College.
This e-book has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. http://www.neh.gov/
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- Series Number: 2
- UNT Catalog No.: b5808007 | View in Discover
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth846135
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- Texas Family Secrets, ark:/67531/metapth20209
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Broadening Access to Books on Texas and Oklahoma
Out-of-print books related to Texas and Oklahoma history, made available as ebooks thanks to a Humanities Open Book Program grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence.
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Texas Family Secrets (Book)
Collection of stories by forty local writers describing family histories and anecdotes in the Grayson County, Texas area. Each story is preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
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- 2017
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- New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
- Into Modern Times, 1939-Present
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1876
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- May 2, 2017, 10:44 a.m.
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- Feb. 17, 2020, 3:43 p.m.
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Denton, Texas (University of North Texas. Libraries.)
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Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A. Texas Family Secrets, book, 2017; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846135/: accessed May 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin College.