John Crittenden Duval

John Crittenden Duval (1816–1897) was an American writer of Texas literature. He has been noted as being the first Texas man of letters[1] and was dubbed the "Father of Texas Literature" by J. Frank Dobie.[2] His Early Times in Texas was initially published serially in 1867 in Burke's Weekly (Macon, Georgia) and was finally published in book form in 1892. The story, which became a Texas classic, recounted Duval's escape from the Goliad Massacre, in which his own brother Burr H. Duval was killed, as well as other tales.[1]

For the American poet and translator, see John DuVal.

Another brother, Thomas Howard DuVal, was a distinguished Texas judge. The men's father, William Pope Duval, was a long-time Territorial Governor of Florida.

References
  1. Dobie, J. Frank. "Duval, John Crittenden" in the Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
  2. Graham, Don B. "Literature" in the Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 26, 2008.

Further reading
  • Corner, William. John Crittenden Duval: The Last Survivor of the Goliad Massacre" in Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, v. 1, n. 1, pp. 47–67.
  • Duval, J. C. (1892). Early Times In Texas. Austin, Texas: H. P. N. Gammel & Co. Retrieved 2009-07-15.


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