Yellow Rose of Texas: The Myth of Emily Morgan

by Douglas Brode, Joe Orsak

Yellow Rose of The Myth of Emily Morgan tells the fact based story of the African-American woman who inspired the world famous folk song. In this graphic novel the adventures of Emily Morgan reveal the Texas war for independence through the eyes of a black woman who survived the Alamo and played an important part in winning the war. While the story of Texas is told with attention to historical detail, the story of Emily is elevated to a romantic myth.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published May 10, 2010

Reviews

[Antonio Mercado]

Beautiful illustrations, so-so story, definitely a Hollywood ending. I had never heard of this myth before.

[Mazal]

Very cute. I think this would be fun for kids to read in TX history class to get them thinking about what myths we tell about our own history and what the real experiences of people might have been. Definitely made me more curious!

[Richard]

This is definitely a myth: told in today's language and values of the millennials, it is quite fanciful. It could have been told legitimately, but since it is a graphic or illustrated novel, the audience would have been turned off.

Interesting tale, I want to learn more now.