Lone Star Diary

Lone Star Diary

By Murray MontgomeryHistory
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Lone Star Diary episodes

  • Riding the stage in old Texas - E33
    In this one we talk about the hazards of riding the stage coaches and hauling freight in Texas during the 1850s.

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    10 min
  • Life of a Texas Ranger - E32
    The life of famous Texas Ranger John Coffee (Jack) Hays and his exploits on the frontier of Texas.

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    10 min
  • Not a Happy Day
    In this one, I encourage everyone to be sensitive towards people who have lost loved ones in war. For them, Memorial Day is not a happy time.

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    5 min
  • What became of Jim Bowie's famous knife - E31
    In this one, I talk about the many reports of Bowie's famous knife - none of them have been verified and to my knowledge the Bowie knife has never been found.

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    11 min
  • Twin Sisters at San Jacinto - E29
    In this one I talk about the "Twin Sisters" cannons that were given to the Texas army and were fired against Mexican troops at the Battle of San Jacinto.

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    17 min
  • The Battle 0f San Jacinto - E28
    The Texas Revolution was finally won by the Texas army on a salt grass prairie near present-day Houston. The victory would eventually result in the United States increasing in size by nearly one third.

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    17 min
  • Letters From Goliad - E27
    In this one, I share a letter from a man who died at Goliad, Texas. He was part of Fannin's command who surrendered and were murdered by the Mexican army on orders of Gen. Santa Anna

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    14 min
  • The Runaway Scrape - E26
    In this one, we talk about the retreat of Sam Houston's army after the fall of the Alamo. Many refugees followed the retreating army and this retreat became known as 'The Runaway Scrape'

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    15 min
  • Letters From The Alamo - E25
    In this one, I talk about the Alamo and the eyewitness accounts of the deadly battle.

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    15 min

About Lone Star Diary

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Murray Montgomery has written non-fictional history articles for the online magazine "Texas Escapes" for over 20 years and now, he brings these stories to listeners in this podcast. Murray resides in…