Month: October 2019

Ep. 76: The Texas Cattle Queen

October 27, 2019 Ken Wise Biographies, Texans You Should Know 21:00 Comments Off on Ep. 76: The Texas Cattle Queen

Right after the civil war, women weren’t really expected (or even thought capable) to be in business.  But of course, Texas women proved them wrong.  Lizzie Johnson was a school teacher, but she was also a writer and discovered how lucrative the cattle business could be.  So she became a cattle baroness and Austin real…

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Ep. 75: Writing Texas History- An Interview with Author Stephen Harrigan

October 6, 2019 Ken Wise Culture, Texans You Should Know 41:01 Comments Off on Ep. 75: Writing Texas History- An Interview with Author Stephen Harrigan

Award-winning author Stephen Harrigan visits Wise About Texas to discuss his new book–a history of Texas titled Big Wonderful Thing. Mr. Harrigan talks about how, as a journalist and novelist, he approached the colossal task of writing an entire history of Texas. Among other topics, he discusses his favorite Texas stories, the impact of our…

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