Stories

Cowboys near Lajitas, 1916

 

Big Bend, with its long and rich cultural history, is home to many stories, tales and legends. While almost all the stories told contain some degree of truth and authenticity many of the tales and legends from the region are probability more fiction then fact.

Human history in this harsh desert environment is a complex blend of cultures, boundaries, and the limits of economic and personal adventures.

 

• Cook Wanted - 1921

• The Camel Expeditions

• Red Blooded Men Take Notice

• Texas' Gift to the Nation

• Memories of La Coyota

• Smugglers and Survivors

• Roger Toll's Notebook

• A Ranger's Lament

• The Hot Springs "Tablet"

• Branded

• Suggested Reading