Category Archives: Recommended Reading

Celebrating Our Nation

Posted on July 2, 2017 by admin

On the eve of our nation’s two hundred forty-first birthday, I read Doris Kearns Goodwin’s award-winning biography Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. It is absolutely amazing. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting something to read … Continue reading →

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Vigilantism in an Extremely Volatile Environment

Posted on June 21, 2017 by admin

Last week I wrote about an event that occurred in northeast Hunt County in 1844, prior to the creation of Hunt County. After several thefts and at least three murders, settlers in the vicinity took the law into their own … Continue reading →

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The Foreign Office Saves the Day

Posted on January 29, 2017 by admin

Berlin, January 19, 1917 On the first of February we intend to begin submarine warfare unrestricted. In spite of this, it is our intention to endeavor to keep neutral the United States of America. If this attempt is not successful, … Continue reading →

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The Incredible Mr. Sam

Posted on November 27, 2016 by admin

Ask anyone who has lived in Greenville or other parts of Northeast Texas for a long time who they has done the most benefit for the area and the answer will probably be Representative Sam Rayburn. Some say that during … Continue reading →

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Ben K. Green

Posted on November 13, 2016 by admin

The other night I was somewhat restless. I had just finished an intriguing book and wanted something that would engage my mind again. I had lots of books relating to research I am involved with, but I really wanted something … Continue reading →

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We Never Retreat

Posted on September 18, 2016 by admin

Who were the first Anglo settlers in the area now known as Texas? If your answer is Stephen F. Austin and his colony, you’ve missed it by almost two decades. As early as 1800, Phillip Nolan was known to be … Continue reading →

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The Zimmerman Telegram

Posted on May 25, 2016 by admin

One of the best authors to write about World War I was Barbara W. Tuchman. Her first book, the Pulitzer Prize winner The Guns of August set the stage for the beginning of the Great War. Later she wrote The … Continue reading →

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The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

Posted on April 16, 2016 by admin

I recently read a fascinating book about the last crossing of the Lusitania. I suspect many have never heard of the ship and its impact on American entry into the Great War or World War I. The book, Dead Wake: The … Continue reading →

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Capital Dames

Posted on May 17, 2015 by admin

Maybe you know Cokie Roberts from NPR. Maybe you have read her books, Ladies of Liberty, Founding Mothers and We Are Our Mothers’ Daughters. Or maybe you have had the opportunity to hear her speak. Cokie Boggs Roberts is a … Continue reading →

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Farmers’ Union

Posted on January 2, 2015 by admin

On December 16, 1914 more than 200 farmers from North, East, West, and Central Texas gathered in Greenville for the Northeast Texas District Convention of the Farmers Union. It was an extremely critical time for them. With the war raging … Continue reading →

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