"A welcome series of intimate glimpses of life in Texas from 1832 to 1887." Southwest Review "Victorian Lady captures the tragedy and the indomitable spirit of 19th century Texas." East Texas Historical Association "I was requested by some of the ladies to put a piece of cotton in my ears," wrote Ann Raney Coleman, describing her experiences in a ditch during the Civil War while Yankee shells exploded around her, "but this I declined to do as I would...