“Nobody in the literary world would have touched a book narrated by a ranch dog who was five bales short of a full load of hay.” An interview with Hank the Cowdog and his creator, John R. Erickson
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Mason author Fred Gipson’s primary works – Hound-dog Man and Old Yeller – have positioned…
“. . . On a high hill overlookingOld Stone Ranch, a cemeteryWith a single grave…
Pilgrimages. Throughout history people have traveled great distances to visit the places connected to the…
William Joyce’s picture book, Santa Calls, tells the story of a little boy named Art…
Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, or what’s a heaven for? One…
Life
Joe Holley, Paula Allen and Joe Herring all learn something new about something old every…
Glen Rose is billed as the Dinosaur Capital of Texas, but the Central Texas town…
As you travel Texas Highway 152 in the northeastern corner of the state, with the…
“There’s a hundred years of history,And a hundred before thatAll gathered in the thinkin’Goin’ on…
In 1955, Corpus Christi police were on guard against people digging at the historic Old…
Perhaps, no figure in the world is more iconic than the American cowboy. Working cowboys…
Legacy
Fittingly, Austin’s nucleus of intellectual activity—the University of Texas—is also its literary hub. With nearly…
As the author of 24 books, Patrick Dearen knows the importance of research. Whether writing…
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) preserves and documents the shared heritage and…
Texas and football are practically synonymous. Every fall, fans gather in stadiums across the state…
Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent. Henry David Thoreau At…
