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Echoes of a Texas Farm Life and Grandpas War Tales
Ethel Wilson shares poems and reminiscences from East Texas rural life. The piece recalls antebellum Civil War views, Grandpa Adare, family trips past San Marcos and Gruene, along with wartime memories, old roads, wagons, and the enduring pride of a simple, hard life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewett
Texas
Ethel Wilson
Wimberley Mill
Ethel
Yesteryear
Tess Thomas
R.V. Welch
Dallas
Robert E. Lee
Bill Adare
Heaven
Lee
Appomattox
Grandpa
Hades
Wilds
Wimberley
Devil’s Backbone
Blanco
Crawford’s Prairie
Fulton Ranch
Krln - TV
Gruene
Pap
San Marcos
Courthouse Square
Grannie
Mamie
Pin Oak Creek
Chandos Grannie Lawrence
Charlie
Tom Adare
Lawrence
Willie Schnieder