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Era of the State Part 2

This episode continues our look at Lottie H. Hargrove's Era of the State. Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Texas History Lessons Substack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for bonus material and help support the show. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you are enjoying Texas...

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Jan. 25, 2026

Era of the State Part 2

This episode continues our look at Lottie H. Hargrove's Era of the State. Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Texas History Lessons Substack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for bonus material and help support the show. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you are enjoying Texas...

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Jan. 18, 2026

Era of the State Part 1

This episode covers the Sixth Era of Lottie H. Hargrove's Texas History in Rhyme, the Era of the State. It is part one for that era and covers the history of Texas from the time it became a state in the Union to 1870. Subscri...

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Jan. 11, 2026

The Era of the Republic Part 2

This episode concludes Lottie H. Hargrove's Era of the Republic. Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Texas History Lessons Substack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for bonus material and help support the show. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you are enjoying Texas History Lesson...

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Jan. 4, 2026

The Era of the Republic Part 1

This episode shares the first part of Lottie H. Hargrove's Era of the Republic. Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Texas History Lessons Substack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for bonus material and help support the show. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you are enjoying Texas...

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Jan. 2, 2026

Time never folds his unwearied wing

Happy New Years wishes with a little bit about history and a little bit about the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jan. 1, 2026

The Era of Revolution

This episode continues our look at Lottie H. Hargrove's Texas History in Rhyme and her attempt to set the Era of Revolution down in verse. Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Texas History Lessons Substack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for bonus material and ...

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Dec. 22, 2025

The Cowboy's Christmas Ball

This episode investigates what ties The Killers, Michael Martin Murphey, and the Poet Ranchman of Texas together. Here's a spoiler --its a poem titled The Cowboy's Christmas Ball. There's a few bonuses at the end as well. Sub...

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Dec. 14, 2025

The Cowboy's Road To Ruin

This episode looks again at the work of John Avery Lomax and the shift of the American cowboy from rustic hired hand to Texas and American icons. Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Texas History Lessons Substack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for bonus material a...

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Dec. 7, 2025

Lottie H. Hargrove's Era of Colonization

This episode begins with a look at the woman that inspired and influence Lottie H. Hargrove to set the history of Texas as poetry, Anna Pennybacker and then shares the Era of Colonization. Stick around after the end because ...

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Nov. 30, 2025

The Era of the Filibusters

In this episode we continue our journey through Lottie H. Hargrove's poetic adaptation of Pennybacker's History of Texas. It is a fascinating part of our history that deserves more attention. Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠Texas History...

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July 21, 2021

New Spotlight Artist Page! Finally

I've finally added a page for the THL spotlight artists.  It is still a work in progress.  Check it out and go listen to the great music of Mando Salas and Jerrod Flusche. Mando Salas - ROSMAND Mando Salas is a Texas Country musician a…

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Dec. 14, 2020

Additional Information on the Jumanos provided by Makowa De

It's a pleasure to share a couple of bits of information shared by a Jumano historian, Makowa De: 1.  I enjoyed lesson 9 obviously. I do want to make an observation however. When the Spanish arrived they did not have a sound in their vocabular…

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