Texas is part of the South as well as the Rangers’ West. Sacred Memories is Kelly McMichael’s guide to Confederate statues on Lone Star courthouse lawns. They were not instigated by veterans, but by the United Daughters of the Confederacy not only to honor the Civil War dead, but also to remind us of the South’s “Lost Cause,” states’ rights. (The statuary remains silent on slavery.)
September 2009
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- Fort Worth, Texas
- R.W. Hampton
- Spirit West River Lodge
- Sea of Sage
- Vaquero Firepower
- Preservation: Saving the Neighborhood
- Collecting American Outlaws
- Puttin’ Up the Pantry
- The Misery of Mining in the Old West
- Mapping the Black Hills: Valentine T. McGillycuddy
- Patton’s First Two Notches
- It’s Miller Time Again
- Little Miss Sure Shot’s Family Mementos
- My buddy says the pioneers used horses to pull wagons; I say, oxen.
- Top 10 Things To See In Tucson
- How do I use the lariat?
- Who is Patrick Sylvester McGeeney?
- Why is Maj. Marcus Reno of the 7th Cavalry such a controversial figure?
- Who is Badger Clark?