Wise About Texas

De: Ken Wise
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  • The Texas History Podcast
    All content copyrighted by Ken Wise
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Ciencias Sociales Escritos y Comentarios sobre Viajes
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  • Ep. 134: The Fence Cutting Wars

    Ep. 134: The Fence Cutting Wars
    Apr 7 2025
    Barbed wire revolutionized livestock fencing. What a great invention...or so it was thought. The real effect was the gradual elimination of the open range and the free grazing and watering of cattle. Cooperation was discouraged and now it would be every man for himself. This didn't sit well with the "free grazers" and the war started. Learn more in this episode of Wise About Texas.
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    15 m
  • EP. 133: The Van Horn Wells

    EP. 133: The Van Horn Wells
    Jan 23 2025
    For centuries, Indians knew where to get water on the desolate terrain of what would become West Texas. One of those spots came to be known as the Van Horns Wells. Named for one of two possible military commanders, the wells watered men, horses, and eventually a railroad. With railroads come towns and the town of Van Horn has seen a lot. From horses to spaceships (?) Van Horn is an interesting Texas spot. Learn more in this latest episode of Wise About Texas.
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    22 m
  • EP. 132: The Coming of the Wire

    EP. 132: The Coming of the Wire
    Jan 1 2025
    You can't go anywhere in Texas without running into "the devil's rope"--barbed wire. It keeps livestock in AND out. It protects property and discourages trespassers. But barbed wire hasn't been around all that long. When it came, it changed the face of Texas and the West. It also made some people very, very wealthy. Learn how "bob wire" took over Texas in this latest episode of Wise About Texas
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    27 m
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