Editor’s Note: Caprock Chronicles is edited each week by Jack Becker, emeritus Librarian at Texas Tech University. He can be reached at [email protected]. Today’s essay, by Paul Carlson and David ...
On Jan. 20, 1912, country artist Wayland Seals was born in Tennessee. When Wayland was seven, his family moved to Eastland County, Texas, so his father could pursue work in the oil fields. These were ...
In 1846, at the onset of the Mexican-American War, much of what is today West Texas was embroiled in a huge dispute between the two nations — both sides claimed it as their own. When the U.S. won in ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: "Caprock Chronicles" is a weekly series of short articles and essays that examine the life, people, events and historical places of our region's past. Today's essay by Paul Carlson, ...