The Rambling Boy: Stories About Texas is a weekly look at regional history, hosted by Lonn Taylor of Fort Davis. Taylor was a writer and historian who moved to the Big Bend after retiring from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. in 2002.
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A Book About Texas Books
There's a lot of books about Texas, but not a lot of books about books that come from the Lone Star State. On this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn takes some time to talk about his latest book, Turning the Pages of Texas, out on the Texas Christian University Press. *Note* If you're looking for books about barbecue or how to act like a Texan, this isn't the book for you!
The Navajo Code Talkers of World War II
The Navajo Code Talkers of WWII were bilingual Navajo speakers, specially…
The Navajo Code Talkers of World War II
The Navajo Code Talkers of WWII were bilingual Navajo speakers, specially recruited during World War II by the US Marine Corps to serve as radio men in the Pacific theater. Lonn first heard of the Code Talkers in the early eighties when a friend of his in Santa Fe, who grew up on the Navajo Reservation, told him the stories that were passed down over the years...
The Navajo Code Talkers of World War II
The Navajo Code Talkers of WWII were bilingual Navajo speakers, specially recruited during World War II by the US Marine Corps to serve as radio men in the Pacific theater. Lonn first heard of the Code Talkers in the early eighties when a friend of his in Santa Fe, who grew up on the Navajo Reservation, told him the stories that were passed down over the years...
The Kansas President Was Actually Born in Texas
Dwight David Eisenhower was the first United States President to be born in…
The Kansas President Was Actually Born in Texas
Dwight David Eisenhower was the first United States President to be born in Texas, but he didn't know until he was a grown man. On this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn explains how the president, who though he was born in Kansas, was actually from Denison.
The Kansas President Was Actually Born in Texas
Dwight David Eisenhower was the first United States President to be born in Texas, but he didn't know until he was a grown man. On this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn explains how the president, who though he was born in Kansas, was actually from Denison.
The Sons of a Texas Pioneer
On this edition of The Rambling Boy, just in time for Texas Independence Day,…
The Sons of a Texas Pioneer
On this edition of The Rambling Boy, just in time for Texas Independence Day, Lonn discusses the lives of Sam Houston's sons.
The Sons of a Texas Pioneer
On this edition of The Rambling Boy, just in time for Texas Independence Day, Lonn discusses the lives of Sam Houston's sons.