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  • The Cowboy's Road To Ruin

    The Cowboy's Road To Ruin
    Dec 15 2025
    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 and help support the show. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠texashistorylessons.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠texashistorylessons@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 min
  • Lottie H. Hargrove's Era of Colonization

    Lottie H. Hargrove's Era of Colonization
    Dec 8 2025
    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 there's a special bonus related to the work of John Avery Lomax. Read along at the Texas History Lessons Substack and be sure to subscribe! Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Texas History Lessons Substack ⁠⁠⁠⁠for bonus material and help support the show. ⁠⁠⁠⁠If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠texashistorylessons.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠texashistorylessons@gmail.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 min
  • The Era of the Filibusters

    The Era of the Filibusters
    Dec 1 2025
    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 Lessons Substack ⁠⁠⁠for bonus material and help support the show. ⁠⁠⁠If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠texashistorylessons.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠texashistorylessons@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 min
  • Happy Thanksgiving

    Happy Thanksgiving
    Nov 26 2025
    This special episode is a Thanksgiving bonus--filled with Texas Thanksgiving treasures from years ago. Thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 min
  • The Dying Cowboy and Other Goodbyes

    The Dying Cowboy and Other Goodbyes
    Nov 23 2025
    In this episode we take a look at the "The Dying Cowboy," the first song in John Lomax's 1910 book Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads. We will look at its history, lyrics, and follow it to where it leads us, including the music of Guy Clark and the writing of Larry McMurtry. Subscribe to the ⁠⁠Texas History Lessons Substack ⁠⁠for bonus material and help support the show. ⁠⁠If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here!⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠texashistorylessons.com⁠⁠⁠ email: ⁠⁠⁠texashistorylessons@gmail.com⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 min
  • Who Was Lottie H. Hargrove?

    Who Was Lottie H. Hargrove?
    Jun 30 2025
    Who was Lottie H. Hargrove, the author of Texas History in Rhyme? There's not a lot of information but I was able to dig up some interesting material. Be sure to check out Texas History Lessons on Substack as well. Visit the ⁠Texas History Lessons Substack ⁠and help support the show. ⁠If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon⁠⁠. And a special thanks to everyone that already does. Website: ⁠⁠texashistorylessons.com⁠⁠ email: ⁠⁠texashistorylessons@gmail.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 min
  • Lottie H. Hargrove's Era of Discovery and Missions

    Lottie H. Hargrove's Era of Discovery and Missions
    Jun 23 2025
    This episode shares the first section of Lottie H. Hargrove's 1910 book, Texas History in Rhyme. Visit and subscribe to the ⁠Texas History Lessons Substack ⁠. You can follow along with the text, get bonus content and help support the show. ⁠If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon⁠⁠. And a special thanks to everyone that already does. Website: ⁠⁠texashistorylessons.com⁠⁠ email: ⁠⁠texashistorylessons@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 min
  • The Road To Ruin: The Music of the American Cowboy

    The Road To Ruin: The Music of the American Cowboy
    Jun 16 2025
    This episode continues an exploration into the myth and music of the cowboy, specifically focusing on the work of John A. Lomax and J. Frank Dobie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 min