Barbara Finlay, Author at HistoryNet

Book Review: Forget the Alamo / The Rise and Fall of an American Myth

by Barbara Finlay7/28/20214/25/2024

The tale of the heroes who held out in a Spanish mission and created the Texas Republic leaves out a critical detail: Slavery

How the Pecan Strike Cracked San Antonio’s Power Structure

by Barbara Finlay8/5/20199/10/2019

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Cindy Walker, Texas Songbird

by Barbara Finlay1/22/20193/6/2019

Conjunto: El mejor choque cultural

by Barbara Finlay4/18/20182/12/2019

Conjunto: The Best Kind of Cultural Collision

by Barbara Finlay4/18/20182/12/2019

World War I Doughboy’s Letter from the Front

by Barbara Finlay2/3/20171/24/2018

An 1876 political cartoon. The text reads, "Of course he wants to vote the Democratic ticket!; Democratic 'Reformer': You're as free as the air, ain't you? Say you are, or I'll blow your black head off!"

When White Mobs in Red Shirts ‘Prevented’ Voter Fraud—With Guns, Knives and Violence

by Barbara Finlay10/3/20166/7/2022