Rambling Boy
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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Texas Brags was a series of illustrated booklets that covered Texas-based topics between 1944 and 1972. Think of it as a lighthearted version of the Texas…
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On June 1, 1966, the newly-formed farm workers' union based in Rio Grande City voted to strike for higher wages. Lonn Taylor was there. On this edition of…
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This week on the Rambling Boy, Lonn tells us some anecdotes from Marathon's rowdier past, and that it's rowdy image is no more. -
Lonn Taylor recently came across two books that he now considers required reading for anyone moving to the Big Bend -- The Story of the Highlands, by… -
Last year, Carolyn Mccartney left a tenured faculty position at Southern Methodist University in Dallas to move to the Big Bend where she now works as a…
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Back in 1979, the Library of Congress hired Lonn Taylor to curate an exhibition about the American cowboy. On this edition of the Rambling Boy, Lonn tells…
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One of the items Lonn Taylor inherited when his father passed away was an old belt buckle. It was custom-made by a guy named Robert W. Driskell. On this…
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J. Frank Dobie was a folklorist and writer often dubbed "the father of Texas literature." Lonn and Dedie recently went to Oakville, Texas for an event…
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The first adult book Lonn ever read was The Adventures of General Marbot. He was seven years old. This week on the Rambling Boy, Lonn tells us about the…
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The first Veteran's Day was celebrated ninety-seven years ago on November 11, 1919, where it was called Armistice day because it marked the first…