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
David A Bowles
- Feb 26
- 1 min
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...
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David A Bowles
- Feb 4
- 1 min
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...
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Aimee Ravichandran
- Jan 27
- 1 min
Judge James W. Smith
Searching for my earliest Austin family roots, I discovered this Austin Gazette article dated Jan 27, 1841. The old news story from...
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David A Bowles
- Jan 24
- 2 min
The Story of the Cover
I am excited about the upcoming release of my latest book, Sheriff of Starr County on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Every book needs a cover...
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David A Bowles
- Jan 22
- 2 min
Sam Houston’s Letter
This is a letter that Sam Houston wrote to his wife, Margaret the day after Fayette Smith was captured by Comanche Indians. Sam Houston...
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David A Bowles
- Jan 18
- 2 min
Spring House
The first book in the Westward Sagas was named Spring House because most of the important scenes in the story took place in a spring...
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David A Bowles
- Jan 8
- 1 min
Lucien Bonaparte Maxwell 1818-1875
Born in Illinois prior to it becoming a state, Lucien’s father Hugh Maxwell was an Irish immigrant. His mother was French nobility....
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David A Bowles
- Jan 4
- 1 min
Andrew Jackson - 1767-1845
Andrew Jackson boarded in the home of Christopher and Mary Taylor in Jonesborough (the oldest town in Tennessee). The Christopher Taylor...
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David A Bowles
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
Buying Your Winter Hat
If your noggin is a bit cold these mornings, you might need a good winter hat. As I said before a cap is not a hat. A felt hat can...
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David A Bowles
- Dec 4, 2022
- 1 min
Hat’s Off
In my last blog “Author’s Best Friend,” I wrote how a character’s hat could tell much about the persona of a fictional character. In...
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David A Bowles
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
Author’s Best Friend
In the Westward Sagas Series many of my characters wear hats. No article of clothing describes a character’s true persona better than...
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