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Tag Archives: Texas
The Storm of the Century
In 1900, a powerful hurricane swept Galveston Bay and destroyed a boomtown that in time may have become the New York of the Gulf. In ways, Al Roker’s Storm of the Century is rather similar to Isaac’s Storm, in that … Continue reading
Texas in the Med
Well, things is gettin’ interesting around these parts. All of Gaul France is divided into three parts: Nazi Germany occupies part, the tyrant Petain who knocked off the democratic president before Hitler invaded rules Vichy France; and then there’s a few colonies and ships … Continue reading
The Lone Star, the Tricolor, and the Swastika
Despite the fact that France is technically at war with Nazi Germany, a secret society known as the Order of the Black Pillar have dedicated themselves to destabilizing the Third Republic so that their thirst for vengeance against the Republic of Texas can … Continue reading
Texas at the Coronation
The year is 1937, and on the eve of His Majesty King George VI’s coronation, a naval review is to be held in the United Kingdom — and the president of The Republic of Texas shall be in attendance, the first … Continue reading
Uncensored Memoirs of a Trailer Park Refugee
Ahh, boyhood. A time for digging out forts in the sides of hills, running from water moccasins at the creek, and repeatedly bashing .45 ACP rounds to see what’s inside. I stumbled upon this book while researching a Selma suburb … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Alabama, Alaska, American West, memoir, Of Boys and Men, Selma, sports and outdoors, Texas
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The Worst Hard Time
I first encountered the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl in the same history book, and images of houses covered by drifts of dust and those of men standing in line looking for relief or work are forever twinned in … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged 1930s, American West, disaster, environmentalism, history, Texas
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The Four Winds
When the clerk at my local diner coughed at me to remind me that I was standing in front of her cash register, bill and money in hand, but ignoring her to finish the chapter I’d walked up reading, I … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged 1930s, American West, California, labor, poverty, Texas, women
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Isaac’s Storm
Isaac’s Storm: A Man, A Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History© 1999 Erik Larson336 pages First news from Galveston just received by train that could get no closer to the bay shore than 6 mi where the prairie was … Continue reading
The Mexican Frontier
The Mexican Frontier 1821 – 1846: The American Southwest Under Mexico© 1982 David Weber (University of New Mexico Press)440 pages In 1821, the people of Mexico declared their independence from Spain, recognizing that its Napoleonic straits meant that the mother … Continue reading
Posted in history, Reviews
Tagged American Frontier, American Southwest, American West, California, history, Mexico, New Mexico, Spain, Texas
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Week of Enchantment: Go West, Young Man!
My journey west began last Saturday, when I rode with family to the Birmingham Airport. There, after saying my farewells and tripping my way through my first TSA checkpoint, What would flying be like? Kind of awesome, as it … Continue reading
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