Oliver Loving was a trailblazer...literally. He drove cattle to Illinois, Louisiana, and Colorado. With Charles Goodnight he blazed a new western...
When Texans talk about the Declaration of Independence, they usually mean the one signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 1836. Occasionally,...
Crazy Ben Dolliver was said to be touched. Sporting a 6 inch scar from an old sword fight, Crazy Ben circulated around Galveston in the 19th century...
Josiah Wilbarger was one of the earliest Anglo settlers of Texas. He also settled way outside the safe boundaries of the frontier. He chose a league...
After the battle of San Jacinto, it wasn't certain just how victorious the Texians were. Several Mexican generals commanded several thousand Mexican...