Raiders and Horse Thieves: Memoir of a Central Texas Baby Boomer, by Jackie Ellis Stewart
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"All the more desirable coastal land of the New World had been acquired by the 1840s and ‘50s. The Scots-Irish entered this country through the Mid-Atlantic States rather than New England. They settled first in Virginia and Maryland and then moved on to Kentucky and Virginia. Some went further south from there, while others moved west. Raiders and Horse Thieves is the story of my early childhood in Cedar Creek, Texas (Bastrop County), during the final days of World War II. Due to Reconstruction and the Great Depression, economic growth in this central Texas County had been severely restricted. The residents maintained the pioneer values and lived the lifestyle of a much earlier period. This is a true story of the human will to persevere, against Nature and against one another. I describe growing up in a ramshackle old house called The Holcomb Place, in Cedar Creek, Bastrop County. All the elements of life in rural Texas are there: drought; storms; rattlesnakes; religion; guns. . . ."—Jackie Ellis Stewart From the book: "It was Judy who found the family plot hidden among a clump of young mesquites. The larger headstone was broken; lying face down and embedded in the earth. A number of smaller markers had once surrounded it, but time and the weather, as well as grazing animals and invasive vegetation, had worn them down to indecipherable sandstone lumps. The men were able to pull the larger marker free; they used Joe’s handkerchief to clean off the inscription. Sure enough: Absalom Ellis."
Raiders and Horse Thieves: Memoir of a Central Texas Baby Boomer, by Jackie Ellis Stewart- Amazon Sales Rank: #917588 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-25
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .56" w x 5.50" l, .40 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 200 pages
About the Author JACKIE ELLIS STEWART, born in Bastrop, Texas, was educated in the central Texas public school system, the University of Texas at Austin, and George Peabody College in Nashville. She married Jack Stewart in 1968. The couple has four children and four grandchildren and currently are living in a suburb of Memphis, with their better-than- standard poodle, George.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Sad, funny By chas Sad, funny, depressing, uplifting; Raiders and Horse Thieves could be a description of childhood inalmost any rural area of the South or Southwest but this one takes place in 1950’s Texas. If you have driven through a small town you have seen these people; if you have lived in a small town you have known them, but you have rarely seen life through their eyes. The author writes with such a visual style that it paints a vivid image of her environment. The reader can literally see the scenes of her life in three dimensions. This is no sentimental excursion but a blunt, honest description of a childhood made harsh by circumstance and culture. This book is difficult to put down once engaged and triggers many memories not recently tapped from my own early life.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A different family dynamic..... By Jeanne Thomas Raiders and Horse Thieves makes for an interesting read. The author shares family and childhood events in the Texas Dust Bowl days. She writes lovingly of her siblings and her mother who is the glue trying her best to hold the family together. The family dynamic is different from that of most of us, but worth sharing.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. life was simpler back in the good old days By CuriousMike So, life was simpler back in the good old days? Jackie's memoir proves the good old days weren't all that great and even without electronic devices our complex family relationships are never simple. And yet, the memory of a mother's love still brings a warm smile to one's face. This is a page turner and a good read.
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