The gunslinger John Wesley Hardin’s lawless career came to an end when he gunned down a deputy sheriff from Brownwood. 

After the Civil War, the rapidly expanding United States faced a civilizational conflict as its final impediment to westward expansion. 

How the occupation of Texas by Union troops after the Civil War made defiance an essential element of the state’s character. 

Once the outcome of the Civil War became clear, Confederate General Jo Shelby crossed the Rio Grande with a company of soldiers and politicians hoping to restore their antebellum lives in Mexico.

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the hunt for his killer ends with an unlikely connection to Brown County. 

After Lincoln’s election to the presidency, secession fever swept the South and led to a clash between secessionists like the son of the man Brown County is named after and then Gov. Sam Houston. 

When Brown County was literally the edge of civilization, the early settlers lived under constant threat of Indian attacks. 

How Brown County, Texas earned its name due to an incident of horse rustling.

How Brownwood is connected to the events and heroes of the Texas War of Independence, with much of the city as we know it being literally the spoils of war.

Host Alisa Hinton interviews series writer Lamar Cravens. Learn where the idea for the series came from, a little about the subject of Episode 1 - What’s in a Name, and where to buy the illustrated companion guide.