A Biscuit for Your Shoe captures the lore of a community which began as a freedom colony west of Nacogdoches in East Texas, through the eyes of Beatrice Upshaw .
The book is a memoir, but it shares more than merely family memories of significant events.
It tells of beliefs, home remedies, folk games, and customs, as well as the importance of religion and education to a community of like-minded people.
The narrative is a rich source of colloquial language and proverbial .
University Of North Texas Press A biscuit for your shoe, volume 28: a memoir of county line, a texas freedom colony, hardcover/beatrice upshaw
