In 1876 salesman John W. Gates brought barbed wire to Texas when he wagered $1 million that he could build a fence that would capably contain cattle. Some incredulous gambler took the bet. Gates ...

Before Ma Bell came to town, and long before DSL, it was barbed wire, of all things, that brought rural communities together. A Sears telephone hooked up to barbed wire—miles of which were already ...

Behold the humble barbed-wire fence, the five-strand sentinel of Texas woods and plains. Untold thousands of miles of barbed-wire fence divide the state, so ubiquitous outside the city centers that ...

Americans, it seems, are born collectors. Name any class of objects, old or new, and chances are somebody has made a collection of it. Hobbyists go after antiques, baseball cards, bottle caps, pressed ...

COME OUT SWINGING AGAINST IT. TOMMIE CLARK HAS MORE. BORN RIGHT HERE EVERY FEBRUARY 6TH, CHRIS CONLIN COMES TO BABE RUTH WAY TO CELEBRATE THE LARGER THAN LIFE SPORTS HEROES BIRTHDAY. IT’S ONE OF MY ...