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TEXAS HISTORY
The People, Incidents,
Places and Things
that made and make Texas Interesting
Illustrated with vintage
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"Civilization
is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood
from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing the things historians
usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes,
make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry and even whittle
statues. The story of civilization is the story of what happened on
the banks." - Will Durant
Texas Escapes is a living history being written by those who
want to celebrate their ancestors, state, towns and their love of
place. Based on the quote above, we would prefer to title this category
"Texas Civilization" - Editor |
"A
GLIMPSE OF TEXAS PAST"
History column by Jeffery Robenalt
A chronological look at the people and events that make up the unique
history of Texas, beginning with the wanderings of early Spanish
explorer Cabeza de Vaca, on through the Texas Revolution, Texas
Independence, and statehood, and eventually continuing through the
American Civil War, the era of the cattle drives, and Reconstruction.
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History Columns
by Texas Historians and Columnists
"A
Glimpse of Texas Past" by Jeffery Robenalt
"Texas
Tales" (Weekly) by Mike Cox
History column appearing in 7 Texas newspapers
"Bob
Bowman's East Texas" by Bob Bowman
Texas history column syndicated in over 70 Texas newspapers.
"All Things Historical" by Bob Bowman and Archie McDonald,
PhD
Texas history column syndicated in over 70 Texas newspapers.
On people, places, things, disasters, outlaws, history, politics,
war camps, folklore, music, industry ....
"Cannonball's
Tales" by W T Block Jr.
SE Texas and SW Louisiana history
"Letters
from Central Texas" by Clay Coppedge
Published in Temple Telegram
"Lonestar
Diary" by Murray Montgomery
History column appearing in 5 Texas newspapers
"Hindsights" by Michael Barr
History column appearing in 2 Texas Hill Country newspapers
"It's
All Trew" by Delbert Trew
Columns in the Amarillo Globe News
"Charley
Eckhardt's Texas" by C. F. Eckhardt
Texas History & Folklore
"Somewhere
in the West" by Linda Kirkpatrick
"Wandering"
by Wanda Orton
"Maggie
Van Ostrand's Texas" by Maggie Van Ostrand
Texas legends
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The
Battle of the Alamo
March 6, 1836
& Related Articles |
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The
Battle of the Alamo by Jeffery Robenalt
After the defeat of General Cos at the siege of San Antonio, Texans
thought their independence was won..
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Eyewitness
to the Battle of the Alamo - An Unidentified Mexican Soldier's Personal
Account of the Historic Struggle by Murray Montgomery
Recalling
the lesser-known heroes of the Alamo by Murray Montgomery
Alamo messengers John William Smith and James L. Allen
Susannah
Dickinson by Linda-Kirkpatrick
"...Susannah picked up Angelina and followed the officer into
the courtyard. It was then that she viewed a site that history books
can never describe. The air was still and there was a deafening
hush all around. The bodies of the brave dead Texans lay stacked
in piles, later to become funeral pyres spreading smoke and history
to the sky above..."
The
Women of 1836, Part III, Mary Millsap by Linda-Kirkpatrick
"... Mary Millsap, wife of Isaac Millsap, Gonzales Ranger.
Isaac was the oldest defender at the Alamo and Mary was now one
of the oldest widows..."
Letters
from the Alamo by Murray Montgomery
"...I've also had a desire to get my information from the original
sources - that is, those folks who actually lived, loved, fought,
and died during those turbulent times of early Texas..."
Line
in the Sand by Mike Cox
"By March 5, 1836, Col. William Barrett Travis had known for
several days that his situation inside the old Spanish mission called
the Alamo had become hopeless..."
Did
Davy survive? by Bob Bowman
ALAMO
LETTER: From Travis' hand to the State Archives
or Is there a Graphologist in the house? by John Troesser
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New
Alamo Letter
Our Initial Correspondence from Mr. David London:
"I am sending a copy of a letter written by William B. Travis
at the Alamo that has been in my family for over 160 years... We
have never offered it for sale... It had never been published..."
more
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The
Spirit of Sacrifice, aka The Alamo Cenotaph by John Troesser
Joe
by Mike Cox
The man who witnessed Travis' death at the Alamo
Alamo
Monument by Mike Cox
In 1912, a San Antonio group began raising money to build a monument
to the defenders of the Alamo.
Alamo
Hero by W. T. Block Jr.
Isaac Ryan
Killer's
Trail of Thread by W. T. Block
Some Alamo Heroes Fought Twice for Texas
George
C. Kimble and Almaron Dickinson, Heroic hat makers at the Alamo
by Murray Montgomery
Savior
of The Alamo... Remembering Adina De Zava by Murray Montgomery
"If it hadn't been for her efforts, the Alamo might well have
been replaced by a parking lot."
Alamo
Letters by Mike Cox
The impassioned letters Col. William B. Travis sent by courier from
the Alamo are dramatic pieces of writing, but they are not the only
surviving words of someone who died in the old Spanish mission on
March 6, 1836.
Alamo
Ghosts by James L. Choron
Dawn at the Alamo
A ghost encounter, and chilling tales of ghostly experiences at
the Alamo.
The
Alamo's Red River Connection by Bob Bowman
Alamo
Marksman by Bob Bowman
Juan's
Cabin by Bob Bowman
One of only a handful of Tejanos - Mexicans born in Texas - who
died at the Alamo on March 6, 1836.
Alamo
Cowards by Mike Cox
Alamo
Survivor Enrique Esparza - Historical Marker. Enrique Esparza
is buried in the El Carmen Cemetery in Losoya
Moonlight
Reflections at the Alamo by Mike Cox
Remember
the Alamo, Battle of the Alamo Reenacted by Terry Jeanson
Cartoons by Roger T. Moore
March
6, 1836: The Alamo
February
8, 1836
Alamo
Volunteers
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Goliad
Massacre - March 27, 1836
& Related Articles |
The
Battle of San Jacinto
April 21, 1836
& Related Articles |
Texas Towns
History
Texas
Towns - Every town has stories - some of them are true
Small
Town Sagas- Stories that transcend generations
Old
News - Excerpts from vintage newspapers
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Texas
Counties - County history, town lists, vintage maps....
Ghost
Counties of Texas Vintage maps courtesy TGLO
Buchel and Foley Counties, Greer County, Wegefarth County, Encinal
County, Perdido County, Worth County, and the First Dawson County
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History
of Texas Buildings
Texas
Courthouses- Vacant, Restored, or infested with lawyers
Texas
Architecture - Stories and images of jails, churches, bridges,
theatres, libraries, depots, ice houses, lodges, feed stores and
more.
Rooms
with a Past- History and images of Texas hotels built before
1950
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