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Historicals by Anita Bunkley
Historicals:
Emily, The Yellow Rose -A Texas Saga of Love &War
Black Gold -Romance during the Texas Oil Boom (Violet Crown Award)
Wild Embers - WWII and the Black Experience (Publishers Weekly most romantic book of 1995)
Starlight Passage - Life and Love on the Underground Railroad
Emily, the Yellow Rose...
the legend that inspired a folk song.
"There's a yellow rose in Texas ...That I am going ro see.
No other darky (sic) knows her...No one only me
She cryed (sic) so when I left her... It like to broke my heart
And if I ever find her ... Never more will part"*
*(original lyrics from "The Yellow Rose of Texas")
To PAY BY CHECK: Send your check, made payable to Anita Bunkley to P.O. Box 821248 Houston, TX 77282-1248.
From the shores of Galveston Bay to the Plains of San Jacinto, Emily, the Yellow Rose sweeps readers into a mesmerizing tale of Texas history and Afro-American folklore that has long been cheirshed by millions.
Set during the mid-1830s, this is the saga of a serving girl who lived and loved amidst the turmoil of the Texas Revolution. Little is known of the beautiful mulatto, Emily D. West and her mysterious lover, but their story lives on in the romantic ballad "The Yellow Rose of Texas" -- a poignant folk song that flourishes today.
"A delicious story generations of Texans have fervently wanted to believe."
- The Houston Chronicle
"From a scrap of history, Anita Bunkley has created an absorbing book"
- Texas Review of Books
170 pages. Includes the Original Lyrics to the song, The Yelow Rose of Texas. Each book autographed by Anita Bunkley.
Available in hardcover only. ISBN 0-9624012-1-8. A postage and handling charge of $3.85 for each single order.
Please contact arbun@sbcglobal.net for discount on multiple orders.
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