#sanantoniotexas

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...

Sam and Mary Maverick’s Wedding

On August 4, 1836, Samuel Augustus Maverick, a signor of the Texas Declaration of Independence, married Mary Ann Adams. Mary was the...

Death of Clara Driscoll

On July 17, 1945, the Savior of the Alamo, Clara Driscoll, died at the age of 64. Texans knew her for saving the Alamo, philanthropist,...

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...

Water Was Scarce at the Alamo

February 26, 1836, two hundred Alamo defenders shivered behind the walls of the compound as the morning wind howled across the San...

San Antonio Mayor - Francois Guilbeau

Francois Guilbeau, Jr. (1813-1879) moved to San Antonio in 1839 during the early years of the Republic of Texas. The French-born...

Thank You!

The manuscript of my latest book in the Westward Sagas series was completed in the spring of 2022. It took me three years to write...

The Menger Hotel

On January 31, 1859, The Menger Hotel opened across the street from the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. O. Henry aka William Sydney Porter,...

Lorenzo Van Cleve

Lorenzo Van Cleve arrived in the spring of 1839, months before the town of Austin was founded. Newly elected President Mirabeau Lamar had...