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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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). <i>In a forward fashion: The material culture of Austin, Texas 1839-1846</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.

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