Episode 59 –Tejanos during the civil war The Rio Grande, since it was the border between Texas and Mexico was important to both the Confederacy and the Union. The Confederacy wanted to use it to bring in supplies and the … Continue reading →
Welcome to the Hidden History of Texas. This is Episode 58 – Texans Join The Confederate Army I’m your host and guide Hank Wilson, As always, the broadcast is brought to you by Ashby Navis and Tennyson Media Publishers, Visit … Continue reading →
Welcome to Episode 57 – The Civil War starts and Texans Start Killing Each Other In the previous episode I talked about the path to secession. How Texas called a convention to consider the issue and how, even though some … Continue reading →
Episode 56 – Texas Votes and it’s War Remember from the last episode that those who wanted to leave the union forced the state to call a special convention. In that election the separatists pushed through their agenda and quite … Continue reading →
Remember from the last episode that those who wanted to leave the union forced the state to call a special convention. In that election the separatists pushed through their agenda and quite frankly ignored any semblance of legitimacy. The procedures … Continue reading →
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment of 11 members and nine alternates to serve on the American Egg Board. Eighteen members and alternates will serve two-year terms, and two members will serve a one-year term. The terms of the … Continue reading →
From 1845 to 1865, America operated under the concept of Manifest Destiny as put forth by John L O’Sullivan when in 1845, he wrote, “…the fulfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of … Continue reading →
As 2024 comes to an end, I’ve been fascinated by how dysfunctional our society has become. As a historian, I tend to view the world through a lens that has been formed both by my studies of our past and … Continue reading →
In any discussion of Texas history, we have to understand how and why Texas Argued for Secession. So, it’s about time to talk about the one subject that is almost guaranteed to make someone, somewhere angry. Somone will absolutely tell … Continue reading →