“Texas Rising” Review-Part 9/Reel-to-Real Characters
In contrast to their ludicrous attempt to pass off the high dessert of Durango, Mexico...
“Texas Rising” Review-Part 8/Historic Lives Matter
Leslie Greif, co-creator of the History channel mini-series Texas Rising, was quoted in the...
“Texas Rising” Review-Part 7/The Spoils of War
One of the most fascinating stories of San Jacinto concerns the capture of General...
“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,...