Monthly Archives: January 2022

Death in Two Parts

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Mustang

The Story of Black Jack Ketchum Whenever anyone has absolutely nothing to call their own, and they happen upon someone else’s property, particularly when no one is looking, they find in this an opportunity for self-enrichment that cost them nothing … Continue reading →

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Three of a Kind

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Mustang

The story of Josie and Ann Bassett, and Etta Place ____________ “A man can sleep around, no questions asked, but if a woman makes nineteen or twenty mistakes, she’s a tramp.”  — Joan Rivers Introduction Years ago, Arthur and Fanny … Continue reading →

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“I done took it up.”

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Mustang

A look at straight-shooting Texas Ranger Captain Bill McDonald ___________ Introduction In order for stories to become popular, whether based on fact or smothered in myth, they have to reflect the society that takes stock in them.  Texas society has … Continue reading →

Posted in CIVIL WAR, FRONTIER, HISTORY, LONE STAR, POLITICIANS | 8 Comments

The Puritan-Pequot War

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Mustang

Introduction At no time in the early history of European migration to North America did any man or woman have “an easy time” of it.  Many did not long survive in the new world.  If hostilities did not kill them,  they starved.  Lack of … Continue reading →

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God made man — but Texas made Texans

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Mustang

Introduction In 1820, Tejas (Texas) was a province of New Spain.  In that year, the population of Hispanics living in Texas was around 1,700 — mainly concentrated in San Antonio, but with a spattering of people also living in Nacogdoches … Continue reading →

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