Everyone has such great ideas. I really like the idea of a girl during the War of 1812 and the 1830's in Texas. I also like the 50's and the 60's.

I agree Rachel with your observations on the affect of the war on Southerners. I grew up in the South as well. My Mom was born in RI, but my Dad from Mississippi. Since I was schooled in Atlanta, the Reconstruction was definitely not glossed over in school. The Diclorama at the Atlanta Zoo used to be my favorite place to go to and always brought a tear to my eye. I know there are a lot of people who think it is a "redneck" sort of thing, but I went to school with a lot of kids whose families still flew the flag of the CSA and would make the quote "The South shall rise again" frequently. These were not prejudice people but families that had been affected by the war down through the years and if you study history you will see that slavery was not a major issue in the Civil War...states rights was the main cause. The North wanted more laws to promote the growing industries they had. The South was still agrarian and wanted government to favor them. Anyway, to cut the history lesson short, there is a rich history down here and I think you truly have to have grown up down here to appreciate everything the Southern people went through.

Kim [img]smile.gif[/img]