All posts by C. F. Eckhardt
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Al Jennings, Outlaw or Out of His Mind?
Al Jennings of Oklahoma, largely through masterful self-promotion, became for a time the best-known of the outlaws of...
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A Very Personal Ghost in Williamson County
If you see a ghost, you may not realize at once what you've seen. I know. It happened...
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The Forgotten Hero: Ben Milam
Who was the first--and possibly the greatest--hero of the Texas Revolution? He's a man you may have heard...
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Remember Alley Oop, The Cave Man? He’s a Texan.
Alley Oop, the cave-man character, is a native Texan. He was created at a time when the US...
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The Long Shot: The Battle for Texas at Adobe Walls
For years, this has been considered proof positive that Dixon shot the Comanche--but is it?
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Pat Garrett’s Murder, Unsolved Mystery to This Day
The murder of Pat Garrett is one of the many unsolved mysteries of the West.
