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The American tent show, which flourished for over four decades, represents a brief but important phase of theatre. Harley Sadler played a significant role in the history of the "rag opries." . . . Found inside: "When this reformed black sheep of the Sadler clan arrived in Albany, he found a newly erected dormitory there to receive him and keep him from any possible temptation. The few students (of both sexes) who lived away from home were housed in this building. Harley earned his room and board here by waiting tables and washing dishes . . . Read more

Bravo of the Brazos: John Larn of Fort Griffin, Texas

More than a century after his death in 1878, the mere mention of John Larn’s name can trigger strong reactions along the Clear Fork of the Brazos River in northern Texas. In Bravo of the Brazos, Robert K. DeArment tells for the first time the complete story of this enigmatic and controversial figure. Larn was good-looking, well-mannered, and gentle around women and children. He was a successful rancher and renowned frontier sheriff. Yet he was also the charismatic leader of a vigilante committee that enjoyed widespread support. Before his death at age 29, Larn had killed or participated in killing at least a dozen men . . ." Read more Look inside

Sallie Reynolds Matthews wrote Interwoven so that her children and their children would know how their family and the Lambshead Ranch legacy grew on the Texas frontier. Far beyond her modest intentions, the book became a classic soon after its original publication in 1936. Found inside: "The Tecumseh place was on a public road leading from Albany to Throckmorton, the county seat of Throckmorton County which had been organized in 1879 and adjoins Shackelford County on the north. The county came near being a family affair as to officers. Among the first . . . " Read more Look inside

by Ben K. Green

These twenty tales add up to a true account of Ben K. Green’s experiences around the corrals, livery stables, and wagon yards of the West. Green was a veterinarian who took down his shingle and went into horse trading, in what he imagined would be retirement. Found inside:" It lacked a little while being dark, so I stepped on my saddle horse and and rode on up to Albany . . . " Read more Look inside

Resources:

Early Life in Texas County by County

Books about Texas People and Places

Amazing People from Texas County by County