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AuthorMichael Trevis

Michael has a BA in History & American Studies and an MSc in American History from the University of Edinburgh. He comes from a proud military family and has spent most of his career as an educator in the Middle East and Asia. His passion is travel, and he seizes any opportunity to share his experiences in the most immersive way possible, whether at sea or on the land.

Phil Runnels

Shackelford County, Texas During the closing year of the Civil War, Phil Runnels was working for W.H. Ledbetter, who operated the Old Ledbetter Salt Works about nine miles south and west of the present city of Albany. Early in the morning Phil...

Lone Camp Road Trip

As you go east on 180, just to your left is where W.J. Hale was returning from Dallas when five Indians chased him. During his pursuit, he ran into two other guys who threw in with him and helped repel the raiders. During the spring of 1872, about a...

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