Letters By Lamplight A Womens View Of

Through letters written by one family in post-Reconstruction Texas, Myers shows what life was like in this part of the Old West from a feminine perspective. The detailed letters of joy and struggle on the frontier remind us, Myers points out, that broad historical events... are made up of myriad ordinary lives.

--Mary M. Fisher "The North San Antonio Times"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-210) and index.