"A welcome series of intimate glimpses of life in Texas from 1832 to 1887."
Southwest Review
"Victorian Lady captures the tragedy and the indomitable spirit of 19th century Texas."
East Texas Historical Association
"I was requested by some of the ladies to put a piece of cotton in my ears," wrote Ann Raney Coleman, describing her experiences in a ditch during the Civil War while Yankee shells exploded around her, "but this I declined to do as I would rather hear all that was going on."
Such charmingly understated comments abound in Victorian Lady on the Texas Frontier, the journal of a spunky girl who left England with her mother and sister to come to Texas in 1832. Anne Raney Coleman had a knack for being in the center of the action: the early preparations for the Texas "strugel for independence," the Runaway Scrape, and the Federal attack on the Texas Gulf Coast in the Civil War. While boarding with Jane Long, "the Mother of Texas," Mrs. Coleman associated with the McNeels and other leaders of the province, and she wrote of her experiences in a clear, energetic style-painting her characters sharply and with decided opinions about them all.
"One leaves the book with the impression of an indomitable lady. The careful editing and extensive footnotes make this volume useful also for local history."
Journal of American History
C. Richard King was Professor Emeritus of journalism in the University of Texas. He wrote extensively on southwestern American history.
| Sobre o Livro |
Victorian Lady on the Texas Frontier oferece uma visão íntima e detalhada da vida no Texas entre 1832 e 1887, através do diário de Ann Raney Coleman. O livro proporciona relatos autênticos de eventos históricos marcantes, como a luta pela independência do Texas, o Runaway Scrape e ataques durante a Guerra Civil, tudo narrado por uma protagonista envolvida diretamente nos acontecimentos. A obra destaca-se pelo estilo claro e energético da autora, que descreve com precisão personagens e situações, transmitindo o espírito indomável das mulheres do século XIX no Texas. As observações pessoais e o olhar crítico de Ann Raney Coleman enriquecem a compreensão do contexto social, político e cultural da época. O livro conta ainda com cuidadosa edição e extensas notas de rodapé, tornando-se uma fonte útil também para quem busca aprofundar-se na história local e no cotidiano do sudoeste americano.
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