Texans may believe it is safe to walk the state's highways and byways. No recent Comanche raids have been reported and there hasn't been a stage holdup in years. "But be warned " writes Rob Sledge. "Behind the doors of every high school in the state crouch vicious beasts and savages ready, able and even eager to pounce on the unsuspecting visitor. Texas may appear to be civilized, but 'it's a jungle out there ' In this entertaining yet informative book on Texas high school mascots, Sledge traces the lore and the legends, the popular and the pertinent, the original and the obscure, the...
Texans may believe it is safe to walk the state's highways and byways. No recent Comanche raids have been reported and there hasn't been a stage holdu...
Early biographers of Abilene, the present author included, laid heavy emphasis on "the people," the human element in the establishment and continuing life of the city. But the geographical characteristics of "the place" is also important in its creation, its history, and its future. The intertwining of these two themes dictated much of the story of the town called Abilene, Texas.
The Texas Pacific Railroad gave birth to Abilene in 1881. Among several dozen sister communities established along the T&P, the company designated the one at Milepost 407 to be "the future great city of West...
Early biographers of Abilene, the present author included, laid heavy emphasis on "the people," the human element in the establishment and continui...
