“Texas Rising” Review-Part 6/Battle of San Jacinto
Let me start by saying that I had fewer complaints about this episode than...
“Texas Rising” Review-Part 5/Landscapes and Manscapes
I decided to cover Texas landscapes and uncover historical manscapes in one post, since...
“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...
Happy Birthday, Lady Bird Johnson!
The National Wildflower Research Center in Austin opened to the public on December 22,...
Lawrence Sullivan “Sul” Ross
Another Texas General, Laurence Sullivan Ross, assumed command on December 16, 1863 of a...
The Celebrated Second United States Cavalry Regiment
In 1855 the US Congress approved four new regiments. One, the Second United States...
Happy Birthday, Mission Concepcion!
On this day 259 years ago in 1755, San Antonio’s beautiful Mission Concepcion was...