Overview
In 1871, newly freed slaves established the community ofTamina—then called “Tammany”—north of Houston, near therich timber lands of Montgomery County. Located in proximityto the just-completed railroad from Conroe to Houston, thecommunity benefited from the burgeoning local lumber industryand available transportation. The residents built homes, churches,a one-room school, and a general store. Over time, urban growth and change has overtaken Tamina.The sprawling communities of The Woodlands, Shenandoah,Chateau Woods, and Oak Ridge have encroached, introducingboth opportunity and complication, as the residents of this ruralcommunity enjoy both the benefits and the challenges of urban life.On the one hand, the children of Tamina have the opportunity toattend some of the best public schools in the nation; on the otherhand, residents whose education and job skills have not kept pacewith modern society are struggling for survival. Through striking and intimate photography and sensitivelygleaned oral histories, Marti Corn has chronicled the lives,dreams, and spirit of the people of Tamina. The result is a multifaceted portrait of community, kinship, values, and shared history.
Full Product Details
Author: Marti Corn ,
Thad Sitton ,
Tracy Xavia Karner ,
Tacey A. Rosolowski
Publisher: Texas A & M University Press
Imprint: Texas A & M University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 21.50cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.816kg
ISBN: 9781623493769
ISBN 10: 1623493765
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 30 May 2016
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
All are welcome around the dinner table, regardless of who they are. It s part of what gives us a sense of community. Reverend Roger Leveston -All are welcome around the dinner table, regardless of who they are. It's part of what gives us a sense of community.- -- Reverend Roger Leveston All are welcome around the dinner table, regardless of who they are. It's part of what gives us a sense of community. -- Reverend Roger Leveston Thanks to Marti Corn and the residents of Tamina, we now have a model for identifying, appreciating, and celebrating similar vestiges of our shared past, even as they tenaciously hang along the edges of great change. --Southwestern Historical Quarterly --Southwestern Historical Quarterly -Thanks to Marti Corn and the residents of Tamina, we now have a model for identifying, appreciating, and celebrating similar vestiges of our shared past, even as they tenaciously hang along the edges of great change.---Southwestern Historical Quarterly --Southwestern Historical Quarterly
All are welcome around the dinner table, regardless of who they are. It s part of what gives us a sense of community. Reverend Roger Leveston
Author Information
Marti Corn is a documentary portrait photographer based in Houston. Her art photography has been featured in exhibitionsin Minneapolis, Portland, New York, Rome, Houston, andWashington, DC.
