The Hoggs of Texas : Letters and Memoirs of an Extraordinary Family, 1887–1906 / Virginia Bernhard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernhard, Virginia, 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Texas--Politics and government--1865-1950.

Texas.

Texas--Biography.

Hogg, James Stephen, 1851-1906--Family.

Hogg, James Stephen.

Hogg family--Correspondence.

Hogg family.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Denton, Texas : Texas State Historical Association, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In The Hoggs of Texas: Letters and Memoirs of an Extraordinary Family, 1887-1906, Virginia Bernhard delves into the unpublished letters of one of Texas's most extraordinarily families and tells their story. In their own words, which are published here for the first time. Rich in details, the more than four hundred letters in this volume begin in 1887 in 1906, following the family through the hurly-burly of Texas politics and the ups-and-downs of their own lives.The letters illuminate the little-known private life of one of Texas's most famous families. Like a

Contents:

Introduction

Note on sources

Map: the Hogg family's Texas, 1887-1906

The Hogg family: three generations

List of illustrations

The letter writers

The happy family, 1887-1892

At home and away, 1892-1895

Bereavement and consolation, 1895-1900

High hopes, 1901-1906

Abbreviations

Notes.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-300) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62511-021-9

OCLC:

869736301