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The Cowboy Strike of 1883 and the Demise of Old Tascosa
A cowboy strike, in Texas? In a state now known for its right to work laws and general hostility toward unions? And cowboys–well, let’s just say that they are not often associated with the words “collective” and “bargaining.” Yet these …
The Complex Legacy of the Texas Revolution
Not so long ago, the great British historian J.H. Plumb, in his famous book The Death of the Past, not only described the distinction between the past and history, but predicted that the increasingly rationalistic west would soon throw off …
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Gail Collins Almost Remembers the Alamo
This essay by John Willingham was published by the History News Network on June 25, 2012. Excerpts and link to the full article are below. The first chapter of New York Times columnist Gail Collins’ new book about Texas is …
The Alamo, Goliad, and the Age of Romanticism–Essay
My novel THE EDGE OF FREEDOM, A Fact-Based Novel of the Texas Revolution, is mostly about the Goliad campaign in the Revolution—but the more I have thought about it, the more I realize that the book is really about the …
The Edge of Freedom–Review in Southwestern Historical Quarterly
NEW: By Bob Cavendish, from the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, 115 (April, 2012): 428-429. The Edge of Freedom: A Fact-Based Novel of the Texas Revolution. By John Willingham. (Portland, Ore.: Inkwater Press, 2011. Pp. 404. Map, appendix. ISBN 9781592994465, 22.95 paper.) …
New! The Times of Texas, a Blog on Texas History
Beginning in April 2013, a new blog on Texas history. Welcome to The Times of Texas! Please see the “RECENT POSTS” to the left for the latest articles and opinion pieces about the history of the Lone Star State.