Lived Experiences in the Pecan Capital of the World: Oral Histories with People of the San Saba Pecan Industry
Description:
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 …
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Date:
May 2023
Creator:
Noel, Heather N.