Considered the 'Mother of Texas,' Jane Wilkinson Long used her intelligence and bravery to build a life on the Texas frontier. With one of the few land grants given to women, Jane built an inn that became an important meeting place for the Texas Independence Movement.

 

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2004 by Pelican Publishing Co .

An accomplished author, video writer, and producer, Petrick has won national and regional awards for her work, including the silver medal at the New York Film Video Festival, the Associated Press Managing Editors Award for writing, and two Matrix awards. Petrick received her bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her master of arts degree in interdisciplinary studies at the University of Texas in Dallas. She lives in McKinney, Texas, with her husband, Tom. Daggi Wallace is a self-taught artist and illustrator. Her art work has appeared in Pockets, Pastel Artist International , and International Artist magazines and is included in many private collections and art exhibitions. Daggi lives with her two daughters in Dallas, Texas, where she teaches art workshops and gives painting demonstrations. Joyce Haynes, a resident of Pineville, Missouri, has won numerous local, state, and national awards for her illustrations.