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2 WALTER PRESCOTT WEBB'S "THE GREAT PLAINS" AND "THE TEXAS RANGERS"

The Dissolution of History in Narrative
© 1998 University of Texas Press

© 1998 University of Texas Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. CONTENTS VII
  3. PREFACE IX
  4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XI
  5. INTRODUCTION 1
  6. I HISTORY AS NARRATIVE 22
  7. 2 WALTER PRESCOTT WEBB'S "THE GREAT PLAINS" AND "THE TEXAS RANGERS" 36
  8. 3 THE HISTORICAL FICTION OF JOVITA GONZALEZ 74
  9. 4 MARIA CRISTINA MENA'S ELITE, FERMINA GUERRA'S "FOLK" 133
  10. 5 AMERICO PAREDES'S NARRATIVES OF RESISTANCE 156
  11. 6 MEDIA REPORTAGE AS "HISTORY-IN-THE-MAKING" 198
  12. 1 THE TEXAS HISTORY OF BEATRIZ DE LA GARZA'S NARRATIVES 215
  13. EPILOGUE 239
  14. Appendix A SHANNON S APPRAISAL 251
  15. Appendix B BIOGRAPHICAL OUTLINE OF JOVITA GONZALEZ'S LIFE 258
  16. NOTES 263
  17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 281
  18. INDEX 293
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. CONTENTS VII
  3. PREFACE IX
  4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XI
  5. INTRODUCTION 1
  6. I HISTORY AS NARRATIVE 22
  7. 2 WALTER PRESCOTT WEBB'S "THE GREAT PLAINS" AND "THE TEXAS RANGERS" 36
  8. 3 THE HISTORICAL FICTION OF JOVITA GONZALEZ 74
  9. 4 MARIA CRISTINA MENA'S ELITE, FERMINA GUERRA'S "FOLK" 133
  10. 5 AMERICO PAREDES'S NARRATIVES OF RESISTANCE 156
  11. 6 MEDIA REPORTAGE AS "HISTORY-IN-THE-MAKING" 198
  12. 1 THE TEXAS HISTORY OF BEATRIZ DE LA GARZA'S NARRATIVES 215
  13. EPILOGUE 239
  14. Appendix A SHANNON S APPRAISAL 251
  15. Appendix B BIOGRAPHICAL OUTLINE OF JOVITA GONZALEZ'S LIFE 258
  16. NOTES 263
  17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 281
  18. INDEX 293
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