Children of the Revolution
My third award-winning book Children of the Revolution, in the Westward Sagas series is about Peggy Mitchell. She taught the first...
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David A. Bowles
David A Bowles
Aug 18, 20231 min
Spring House
My first book in the Westward Sagas series is named Spring House, because that is where the most important scene in the book takes place....
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David A Bowles
Aug 12, 20231 min
Battle of Plum Creek
On August 12, 1840, the largest Indian battle ever fought on Texas soil took place on Plum Creek in Caldwell County. The battle between...
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David A Bowles
Aug 9, 20231 min
William H. Cushney 1819-1852
New York born William H. Cushney 1819-1852 became a “First Footer of the Republic of Texas” in 1840. He served in the Texas Army before...
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David A Bowles
Aug 7, 20231 min
Travis County Treasurer Killed in 1841
On August 7, 1841, the mutilated body of Travis County Treasurer, Thomas W. Smith was found outside the town limits of Austin. Sheriff...
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David A Bowles
Aug 6, 20231 min
James Burke
James Burke of Natchez, Mississippi caught Texas fever in 1837. Burke sold his thriving business and headed to Texas. First clerking for...
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David A Bowles
Jul 29, 20231 min
Texas First U.S. Senator Dies
Thomas Jefferson Rusk died on July 29, 1857. Rusk was a signor of the Texas Declaration of Independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos on...
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David A Bowles
Jul 27, 20231 min
World Champion Chili King Born in Amarillo
Texas Chili King Frank X. Tolbert was born on July 27, 1912. He and Wick Fowler founded the “World Chili Championship” in Terlingua,...
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David A Bowles
Jul 26, 20231 min
Death of Sam Houston
On July 26, 1863, Sam Houston died at the age of 70. He was twice President of Texas, Governor of Tennessee, and Texas. He was a United...
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David A Bowles
Jun 14, 20231 min
Flag Day at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
On a grassy knoll above the village of Angel Fire, New Mexico, is the first tribute to the Veterans of the Vietnam War. Built on five...
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David A Bowles
Mar 17, 20231 min
Scotch or Irish?
In my novels there are references to the Scots-Irish. I am often asked the meaning of the word (pertaining to people). An Irishman said...
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David A Bowles
Mar 15, 20232 min
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
On the 15 th day of March 1781, the men of Guilford spent a restless night behind a split rail fence that separated the Hoskins and...
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David A Bowles
Mar 14, 20231 min
Battle for Margaret Mitchell’s Farm
On the 14 th day of March 1781, Margaret Mitchell’s North Carolina farm was inundated by thousands of Continental soldiers. Margaret, a...
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David A Bowles
Mar 3, 20231 min
Line in the Sand
March 3, 1836, inside the walls of the Alamo, Lt. Col. William B. Travis sat at a small wooden desk and contemplated his predicament...
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David A Bowles
Dec 10, 20221 min
Buying A Hat
We settled that all hat and no cow situation in my last post. These days a “good quality” American made hat will cost about $150, which...
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David A Bowles
Dec 8, 20221 min
Hatless Society
In my last post I mentioned wearing a hat is not easy in a hatless society. Since the 1961 inauguration of JFK, people just stopped...
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David A Bowles
Dec 6, 20221 min
Everyone With a Head Needs a Hat!
Everyone with a head needs a hat! That’s what my father Malcolm Bowles always said. With temperatures in double digits everyone certainly...
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David A Bowles
Oct 1, 20221 min
Buying a Hat
We settled that all hat and no cow situation in my last post. These days a “good quality” American made hat will cost about $150, which...
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David A Bowles
Oct 1, 20221 min
Hatless Society
In my last post I mentioned wearing a hat is not easy in a hatless society. Since the 1961 inauguration of JFK, people just stopped...
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David A Bowles
Oct 1, 20221 min
Everyone With a Head Needs A Hat
Everyone with a head needs a hat! That’s what my father Malcolm Bowles always said. With temperatures in double digits everyone certainly...
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