THE WHOLE DAMN CHEESE MAGGIE SMITH BORDER LEGEND by BILL WRIGHT Genre: Biography / Texana Publisher: Texas Christian University Press FacebookInstagramTwitter Publication Date: October 12, 2018 Number of Pages: 160 pages with B&W photos Anecdotes about Maggie Smith abound, but Bill Wright’s The Whole Damn Cheese is the first book devoted entirely to the woman whose life…
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Remarkable History of Two Historical Markers in a Small Texas Town
It’s hard to believe that it was four years ago when I was working on two Texas historical marker applications for the small Texas German town known as Nazareth. Time really does fly. With any historical marker application, extensive research must be conducted to prove the history of the subject, the building, or…
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Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge was First in Texas
Note: This is a story I wrote that was published in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Caprock Chronicles, April 28, 2018. Link to the online story: http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180428/caprock-chroniclesmuleshoe-national-wildlife-refuge-was-states-first-refuge Imagine being able to see the Llano Estacado as it once was before farming and development started. Even imagine being in a wagon crossing the vast Llano grassland and seeing…
Read MoreThe Downfall of Galveston’s May Walker Burleson – My Review
THE DOWNFALL OF GALVESTON’S MAY WALKER BURLESON Texas Society Marriage & Carolina Murder Scandal by T. Felder Dorn Genre: True Crime Publisher: Arcadia Publishing / The History Press Facebook Twitter Instagram Date of Publication: April 2, 2018 Number of Pages: 192 pages, 30 b&w images Jennie May Walker Burleson was envied for having…
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Forgotten Winds 