Books
June 15, 2021
Set After the Civil War, ‘The Sweetness of Water’ Is Eerily Relevant
Austin author Nathan Harris dazzles in his first novel, which explores racial violence, family, and identity.
Civil War
Texas History
September 18, 2019
The Battle to Rewrite Texas History
While a new generation of scholars is rewriting our history, supporters of the traditional narratives are fighting to keep their grip on the public imagination.
The Daily Post
January 12, 2016
The Problem With Georgetown’s “Old South Ball”
Because a dance is the best way to learn about this dark time in U.S. history.
Film & TV
January 12, 2016
Matthew McConaughey Re-Fights The Civil War In The First Trailer For ‘Free State of Jones’
The McConaissance continues with Oscar-baiting Civil War drama, 'The Free State of Jones.'
Travel & Outdoors
January 21, 2013
The Cattle Trail Drive
ROUTE: Fort Belknap to Red Bluff ReservoirDISTANCE: 505 milesNUMBER OF COUNTIES: 15WHAT TO READ: J. Evetts Haley’s Charles Goodnight: Cowman and PlainsmanIn the rolling country northwest of the Palo Pinto Mountains, nestled along FM 61, stand the barracks of Fort Belknap. It was from this outpost, in 1860, that a
Texas History
January 21, 2013
A Q&A With Katy Vine
The senior editor on attending a Civil War reenactment, preserving history, and standing inside the Globe of Death.
Texas History
January 21, 2013
The Skirmish Will Be Followed by a Ladies’ Tea
The Civil War may be 150 years old, but that doesn’t mean it can’t still stir up a fuss (Confederate license plate, anyone?). Just ask one of the hundreds of very accurately uniformed reenactors who descend on Jefferson every year to die for the cause.
The Culture
November 1, 1998
Alley Catty
There’s nothing civil about the debate over The Civil War. Since the announcement in August that the musical re-creation of the War of Northern Aggression was Broadway bound next spring, critics have directed more than a few rebel yells at Houston’s Alley Theatre, where the production originated. As was the
Texas History
September 30, 1997
Historical Friction
Conflicting accounts of the killing of German immigrants in the Hill Country during the Civil War are creating a certain amount of dis-Comfort.