TexasHistoryLessons-Michael Sparkman
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Texas history from different perspectives.
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Created by Michael Sparkman
texashistorylessons.com
Created by Michael Sparkman
Hey there. Hope you’re doing well. Here’s a new essay for your edification. I hope it brings you joy.
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This I Believe
What Made Dobie Feel Big
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October 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Hey there. Hope you’re doing well. Here’s a new essay for your edification. I hope it brings you joy.
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Laredo by James McMurtry. Check it out.
June 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Laredo by James McMurtry. Check it out.
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One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. — Goethe, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, 1795-1796
April 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. — Goethe, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, 1795-1796
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LOLITA’S PARIS APARTMENT WHERE SHE LIVES ALONE AND READS COLETTE, BALZAC, AND E.M. FORSTER
(Acrylic and Ink on Handmade Paper)
(Acrylic and Ink on Handmade Paper)
May 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
LOLITA’S PARIS APARTMENT WHERE SHE LIVES ALONE AND READS COLETTE, BALZAC, AND E.M. FORSTER
(Acrylic and Ink on Handmade Paper)
(Acrylic and Ink on Handmade Paper)
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. — Goethe, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, 1795-1796
April 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. — Goethe, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, 1795-1796
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#OtD in 1839, the Cordova Rebellion ended in the War for Texas Independence.
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#TexasHistory
#HistoricalMarker
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#TexasHistory
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Battleground Prairie Historical Marker
(A historical marker located in Seguin in Guadalupe County, Texas.)
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March 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
#OtD in 1839, the Cordova Rebellion ended in the War for Texas Independence.
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#TexasHistory
#HistoricalMarker
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#TexasHistory
#HistoricalMarker
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#OtD in 1840, the Battle of Plum Creek was fought in Texas.
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#usindianwars
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Battle of Plum Creek Historical Marker
.d The harsh anti-Indian policies of President Mirabeau B. Lamar and Mexican efforts to weaken the Republic of Texas stirred Indian hostilities. (A historical marker located in Lockhart in Caldwell C...
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March 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
#OtD in 1840, the Battle of Plum Creek was fought in Texas.
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#TexasHistory
@texashistoryl.bsky.social
#usindianwars
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#TexasHistory
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#usindianwars
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#OtD in 1880, a Methodist Episcopal Church was built near #DrippingSpringsTX beginning its legacy in the community.
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#historicalmarker
#texashistory
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Phillips Cemetery Historical Marker
Early settlers John and Nancy Phillips deeded land at this site to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in 1880. A small church was built and was dedicated on March 13, 1880. (A historical marker l...
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March 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
#OtD in 1880, a Methodist Episcopal Church was built near #DrippingSpringsTX beginning its legacy in the community.
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@texashistoryl.bsky.social
@unitedmethodist.bsky.social
#historicalmarker
#texashistory
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@texashistoryl.bsky.social
@unitedmethodist.bsky.social
#historicalmarker
#texashistory
This was a fun one to make. open.spotify.com/episode/0lBa...
A Texan's Guide to Life -- J. Frank Dobie
Texas History Lessons · Episode
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March 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This was a fun one to make. open.spotify.com/episode/0lBa...
Truth can’t be institutionalized. It can be learned and it can spread, but there is no curriculum for intellectual honesty. — J. Frank Dobie
February 27, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Truth can’t be institutionalized. It can be learned and it can spread, but there is no curriculum for intellectual honesty. — J. Frank Dobie
Nothing is too trivial for art, but good art treats nothing in a trivial way. Nothing is too provincial for the regional writer, but he cannot be provincial-minded toward it. Luminosity is not stumbled into. - J. Frank Dobie
February 26, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Nothing is too trivial for art, but good art treats nothing in a trivial way. Nothing is too provincial for the regional writer, but he cannot be provincial-minded toward it. Luminosity is not stumbled into. - J. Frank Dobie
New episode about Bride Neill Taylor and the TSHA is available now.
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Bride Neill Taylor and the Foundation of the Texas State Historical Association
Texas History Lessons · Episode
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February 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
New episode about Bride Neill Taylor and the TSHA is available now.
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The evil that men do lives after them. — Shakespeare
February 1, 2025 at 5:20 AM
The evil that men do lives after them. — Shakespeare
How do I respond to this? I like to hear about what I get wrong with suggestions on how to improve—but this does nothing.
January 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
How do I respond to this? I like to hear about what I get wrong with suggestions on how to improve—but this does nothing.
Coming soon: Texas History Lessons + Classic Texas Books in print, e-book and audio versions (with notes, essays and very affordable prices) = Texas History Library.
January 16, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Coming soon: Texas History Lessons + Classic Texas Books in print, e-book and audio versions (with notes, essays and very affordable prices) = Texas History Library.
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It's ALIVE!
#OnThisDay, 1 Jan 1818, Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' was published anonymously. Her gothic novel was also one of the first science-fiction novels.
#ReadMoreWomen #LiteraryWomen
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
#OnThisDay, 1 Jan 1818, Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' was published anonymously. Her gothic novel was also one of the first science-fiction novels.
#ReadMoreWomen #LiteraryWomen
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
January 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It's ALIVE!
#OnThisDay, 1 Jan 1818, Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' was published anonymously. Her gothic novel was also one of the first science-fiction novels.
#ReadMoreWomen #LiteraryWomen
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️
#OnThisDay, 1 Jan 1818, Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' was published anonymously. Her gothic novel was also one of the first science-fiction novels.
#ReadMoreWomen #LiteraryWomen
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️