The Texian

Howdy y'all! Welcome to another exciting and slightly quirky episode of The Texian. Today we talk with our favorite, and thus far only guest host, Dr. Stephen L. Hardin, about his outstanding book Texian Macabre. It's a creepy story, following a lucky survivor of the infamous Goliad Massacre to his unlucky end at the end of a hangman's rope in the new town of Houston. It paints a fascinating portrait of the early days of the Texas Republic and the seedy underbelly of the new town. But we start off with some background on the Goliad massacre, sharing some eyewitness accounts, and try to figure out why everyone remembers the Alamo, but so few today seem to remember Goliad. It's such a tragic story in it's own right, I feel like we will be returning to it time and again for future podcasts. Hope you enjoy! Now sit back, relax, and let's plunge into the action packed annals of our Texas history!

Howdy y'all! Welcome to the third episode of the Texian! Today we sit down and chat with our now semi-permanent guest host, Dr. Stephen L. Hardin, about his new book Lust for Glory. It gives us a fascinating glimpse into the life of the short lived Republic of Texas and the colorful cast of characters who inhabited that stage of history. Texas just wouldn't be Texas without this pivotal period in our history. It informs everything we are today. Hope you enjoy getting a sneak peak into the pages of what promises to be a fantastic book! Now sit back, relax and let's plunge into the action packed annals of our Texas history!

Today on The Texian we continue our discussion with Dr. Stephen L. Hardin of McMurry University about myths and misconceptions of the Alamo siege. We start off with an in-depth look at the legendary Line in the Sand and then go on to delve into other controversial topics, including the always fiery debate on how Davy Crockett died. This is a continuation of the discussion begun in the last episode, so if you haven't listened to Episode 1, you might want to do so in order to get up to speed. Thanks again for listening and I hope you enjoy the ride through the action packed annals of our Texas history!

Welcome to our first episode! The Texian talks with Dr. Stephen L. Hardin, author of Texian Iliad, Texian Macabre and the upcoming Lust for Glory, about some of the most famous myths, misconceptions and downright lies associated with the most famous event in all Texas history. Basically, everything you think you know about the Alamo is likely wrong. This is the first of two action packed episodes! Now sit back, relax and plunge with me into the action packed annals of our Texas history!

"New Mexico is the best trick Old Mexico ever played on the U.S."

Howdy y'all! Welcome to another action packed episode of The Texian. This episode we talk to Dr. Don Frazier about the little known New Mexico campaign at the beginning of the Civil War. Turns out that Texans played a huge role in that theater of the war. It's a gripping part of our history that I guarantee few of y'all have heard much about. So sit back, relax and listen as we explore this struggle for empire in the American Southwest.