“Texas Rising” Review-Part 5/Landscapes and Manscapes
I decided to cover Texas landscapes and uncover historical manscapes in one post, since...
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“Texas Rising” Review-Part 4/Was Emily West Texas’ “Yellow Rose”?
The case of Emily West (Morgan), the storied “Yellow Rose of Texas”, is a...
“Texas Rising” Review-Part 3/How ’bout them Braves?
In Peter Jackson’s movie The Two Towers, we hear Samwise Gamgee say, “We’re not supposed...
“Texas Rising” Review-Part 2/The Alamo Survivors
Let’s talk a bit about the survivors of the Alamo–the actual survivors as well...
“Texas Rising” Review-Part 1/The Aftermath of the Alamo
We interrupt this regularly scheduled field trip summary to bring you a special rant...
Liendo Plantation
When Justo Liendo began growing cotton on his 67,000 acre Spanish land grant, it...
Texas Civil War Museum
Did you know that 47 Irish immigrants from Houston defeated 5000 Union troops who...
Texas Legacies
If you’re not one who usually clicks through to the links, you’re gonna want...
The San Antonio River Walk
No trip to San Antonio is complete without visiting the River Walk–a pedestrian paradise...
The OTHER San Antonio Missions
The Alamo isn’t the only mission in San Antonio. Traveling south along the San...