Course: The Texas Creation Myth and Why It Matters (OSH-TXMYTH)
The Texas Creation Myth begins with the Alamo battle trinity (Jim Bowie, William B. Travis, and Davy Crockett who, according to the mythology, sacrifice themselves at the Alamo on March 6, 1836 with Bowie in the role of father, Travis as son, and Crockett as holy ghost/spirit. We will explore how these figures are presented in the mythology as well as two female figures, Susanna Dickenson and Emily 'Morgan' West. In the mythology, Dickenson represents the reserved and chaste Anglo woman, especially when compared with Emily 'Morgan' West who, according to the mythology, is a mulatto slave who uses her sexuality to help the Texans defeat Santa Anna later in the Texas Revolution.
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