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Texas History Lessons is a slow walk through Texas history. It takes the time to learn about the many exciting and important people, places and events in Texas history, with a focus on some that are sometimes overlooked. So join in and time travel back to visit the amazing people and events that helped shape modern Texas and the world.

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In this sixth installment looking at Dot Babb's memoir, we learn some intersting details of how the Comanches lived on the plains.

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This episode follows Dot Babb's journey home, without the help of William Tecusmseh Sherman.

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In this episode we learn much more about Dot Babb's time with the Comanche in addition to official efforts between the State of Texas and the United States governments to free captives.

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This episode continues the story of the Babb children with a focus on what happened to Mrs. Luster...and we learn that we have to be careful about who we believe.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 98 ratings
  • A Lesson in Life

    It’s takes a special person to reveal the reality of our past in such a manner that the truth, the real truth is brought to the forefront. This podcast satisfies our need to understand where we come from and why we are who we are now.

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    Aaron Lee Bentley
    United States5 years ago
  • Texas History Lessons

    What an informative and interesting podcast ~ TWO THUMBS UP!

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    The History Cafe Podcast
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  • The best show!

    Love listening about the history from my home state in such a digestible fashion, and also love the Texas music to go with it!

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    5
    GeronimoRingo0
    United States5 years ago
  • Foresteyes626

    It is refreshing to hear about Texas History that is not whitewashed, and doesn’t exclude the people and events that truly encompass real history. I cannot wait to hear his take on Spanish History and beyond. I also love the bonus episodes.

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    Missy critique
    United States5 years ago
  • Well Worth It !

    I discovered this podcast 2 days ago and the way Michael presents the stories is terrific, not to mention the music in the background. I used to live in Southeast Texas from the mid-1970’s to the late 1980’s where my elementary and junior high schools where we learned about the history of Texas for several weeks. Although I live in Louisiana now, I still call Texas as “my home”. This brings me back to it. I look forward to hearing more episodes down the road.

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    Dominator9374
    United States5 years ago

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Well-researched, nuanced takes that avoid whitewashing.
Responsive host who engages with listeners and sources.
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Engaging storyteller who makes deep Texas history accessible.

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Texas History Lessons offers a slow, story-driven tour through Texas history, emphasizing often overlooked people, places, and events. Across episodes, the host blends vivid narrative with archival context, primary sources, and occasional music to illuminate frontier life, captivity narratives, diplomacy, and state-building from the 19th century onward. Recent episodes frequently center on frontier encounters, Indigenous relations, and the memory-work surrounding historical trauma, while also exploring poetic or documentary formats to present historical material in engaging ways. This approach is likely to appeal to curious adults who enjoy deep historical storytelling, primary-source context, and a broader set of perspectives on Texas hist... more

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