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Texas Tales: Maria Austin Frets Over Her Husband's Health
Oh my son I greatly fear it was only a delusion, so apt are [we] to flatter ourselves with that which will contribute to our happiness his fever has…
Jun 11
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Cowboy Etiquette: Women
The early West was a man’s country.
Jun 4
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May 2026
The Contradictory Mr. McMurtry
I have this compulsion to fictionalize.
May 28
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"The Trail's End" of Bonnie and Clyde
“Used to be, you had to have talent to get published.
May 21
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A Baker's Dozen of Film & Television Cowboy Hats
A fine hat fits like a good friend.
May 14
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On the Origins of July Johnson and Roscoe Brown
“My friends call me July, ma’am.
May 7
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April 2026
Thanksgiving Along the Rio Grande
We built a great bonfire and roasted meat and fish.
Apr 30
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The Yellow Rose of Texas
The Battle of San Jacinto was probably lost to the Mexicans, owing to the influence of a Mulatto Girl .
Apr 21
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Sam Houston Canes William Stanbery
I’ll introduce myself to the damned rascal.
Apr 16
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Private Giles Giddings Writes to His Parents
I was born in a land of freedom, and taught to lisp the name of liberty with my infant tongue, and rather than be driven out of the country or submit to…
Apr 9
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Echoes of Other Stories
“The Goodnight-Loving relationship is echoed, but it’s just echoes.”
Apr 2
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March 2026
"A Day of Most Heartfelt Sorrow"
They were the glory of the race of rangers.
Mar 27
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