In a Forward Fashion: The Material Culture of Austin, Texas 1839-1846
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2011-12
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Harris, Jennifer
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Abstract
Popular histories have portrayed the city of Austin, between 1839 and 1846, as a crude frontier town. Themes of sacrifice and material deprivation characterize such histories. The city’s material culture from this period refutes characterizations of crudeness and austerity.
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Texas, material culture, Republic of Texas, clothing, furniture, housewares, shipping, probate inventories, Brown, Frank, refinement, pioneers, Dubois, Alphonse, French Legation, Robertson, Joseph, decorative arts, Austin
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Harris, J. (2011). In a forward fashion: The material culture of Austin, Texas 1839-1846 (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.