The growth of the pecan industry in San Saba offers a microcosm into the evolution of the industry as a whole. Individual ingenuity in agriculture, business, and technology carved a path for success for the native nut in San Saba. Thanks in part to the efforts by founding families of the area and their descendants, the pecan has become a widely-used ingredient in holiday sweets of the American South and a symbol of Texas identity. Yet, the industry's development and the lives of the people who have cultivated it are stories that have remained largely untold. Through oral histories with family pecan growers, descendants of migrant farm laborers, and others working in the industry as well as primary sources such as those from early pecan sales catalogs, United States Department of Agriculture and other government documents, this project will trace the history of the pecan in San Saba – including how it has shaped the natural landscape and the individual and collective identities of San Saba and its residents.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2137656 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Noel, Heather N. |
| Contributors | Wise, Michael, Mendiola-Garcia, Sandra, Moye, Todd, Jensen Wallach, Jennifer |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Noel, Heather N., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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