Mary Austin Holley
The Texas Diary, 1835–1838
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Mary Austin Holley | ISBN: | 9781477304242 |
| Publisher: | University of Texas Press | Publication: | November 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | University of Texas Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mary Austin Holley |
| ISBN: | 9781477304242 |
| Publisher: | University of Texas Press |
| Publication: | November 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | University of Texas Press |
| Language: | English |
Mary Austin Holley (1784–1846), a cousin of Stephen F. Austin, journeyed to Texas on three separate occasions. Her first visit, in 1831, resulted in the publication of her book, Texas. Her second and third trips, in 1835 and 1837, were depicted in her diary. This witty, observant, and highly perceptive woman captured the infant Texas in her journal—the Mexican state moving toward rebellion and the new Republic, dynamic and struggling with a great destiny. The Holley diary is an important insight into the social and political history of early Texas.
Mary Austin Holley (1784–1846), a cousin of Stephen F. Austin, journeyed to Texas on three separate occasions. Her first visit, in 1831, resulted in the publication of her book, Texas. Her second and third trips, in 1835 and 1837, were depicted in her diary. This witty, observant, and highly perceptive woman captured the infant Texas in her journal—the Mexican state moving toward rebellion and the new Republic, dynamic and struggling with a great destiny. The Holley diary is an important insight into the social and political history of early Texas.
