| Jane Wilkinson Long: Texas Pioneer Contributor(s): Petrick, Neila (Author), Haynes, Joyce (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1589801474 ISBN-13: 9781589801479 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2004 Annotation: Considered the "Mother of Texas," Jane Wilkinson Long used her intelligence and bravery to build a life on the Texas frontier. With one of the few land grants given to women, Jane built an inn that became an important meeting place for the Texas Independence Movement. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - State & Local |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2003018915 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 8.7" W x 11.22" (0.91 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Considered the 'Mother of Texas, ' Jane Wilkinson Long used her intelligence and bravery to build a life on the Texas frontier. With one of the few land grants given to women, Jane built an inn that became an important meeting place for the Texas Independence Movement. |
Contributor Bio(s): Haynes, Joyce: - Joyce Haynes, a resident of Pineville, Missouri, has won numerous local, state, and national awards for her illustrations.Petrick, Neila: - An accomplished author, video writer, and producer, Petrick has won national and regional awards for her work, including the silver medal at the New York Film Video Festival, the Associated Press Managing Editors Award for writing, and two Matrix awards. Petrick received her bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her master of arts degree in interdisciplinary studies at the University of Texas in Dallas. She lives in McKinney, Texas, with her husband, Tom. |