The Bygone Brown Podcast

Episode 6: Graveyard of the Confederacy

Once the outcome of the Civil War became clear, Confederate General Jo Shelby crossed the Rio Grande with a company of soldiers and politicians hoping to restore their antebellum lives in Mexico.

Episode 5: Lincoln’s Escort

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the hunt for his killer ends with an unlikely connection to Brown County. 

Episode 4: Texas Joins the Confedracy

After Lincoln’s election to the presidency, secession fever swept the South and led to a clash between secessionists like the son of the man Brown County is named after and then Gov. Sam Houston. 

Episode 3: The Jackson Massacre

When Brown County was literally the edge of civilization, the early settlers lived under constant threat of Indian attacks. 

Episode 1 - What’s in a Name

How Brown County, Texas earned its name due to an incident of horse rustling.

Episode 2: The Spoils of War

How Brownwood is connected to the events and heroes of the Texas War of Independence, with much of the city as we know it being literally the spoils of war.

Episode 1 Commentary

Host Alisa Hinton interviews series writer Lamar Cravens. Learn where the idea for the series came from, a little about the subject of Episode 1 - What’s in a Name, and where to buy the illustrated companion guide. 

Bygone Brown - Prologue

Welcome to the podcast!
From the Prologue - “These stories explain our origins, our aspirations, our prejudices. They teach us who we are by reminding us where we came from, and they show us our future by showing us our past. These are the stories of Brown County, Texas.”