Making Myth of Emily: Emily West de Zavala and the Yellow Rose of Texas Legend

by Denise McVea

Award-winning investigative journalist Denise McVea presents extensive evidence that shows how Texas historians, blinded by racial sensibilities, split one woman into two. Along the way, the author recalls the Texas Revolution from a new and refreshing perspective. Following the Zavalas through New Spain, the United States, Paris, Mexico, and finally, to Texas, McVea tells the story of one woman of color who intimately experienced some of Texas' most significant historical events.Emily's story, painstakingly recreated from thousands of historical documents and family records, reveals the need for more diverse interpretations of Texas' vast anecdotal past.

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Published February 15, 2006