Monti Goodin sits in the kitchen of her home located just down the road from Charles Goodnight’s historic ranch house…
Browsing: Legacy
In the eastern United States, signs stating “George Washington slept here” have been used for many years to attract visitors…
Fittingly, Austin’s nucleus of intellectual activity—the University of Texas—is also its literary hub. With nearly 50,000 students on a 357-acre…
As the author of 24 books, Patrick Dearen knows the importance of research. Whether writing nonfiction or a novel, getting…
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) preserves and documents the shared heritage and culture of Texas by identifying,…
Texas and football are practically synonymous. Every fall, fans gather in stadiums across the state to cheer on their favorite…
Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent. Henry David Thoreau At a most basic level, literature…
One of history’s ironies is how weather expert Dan L. Smith came to write the only book still in print…
Downtowns and highways are forever connected in Texas. While in many small towns a historic highway is the lifeblood of…