tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post3257486260922232519..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: Texas Oil Boom of the 1930s and Texas Ranger "Lone Wolf" GonzaullasCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-81327363522175471202013-11-08T17:55:37.856-06:002013-11-08T17:55:37.856-06:00I loved that amazing bit of history your researche...I loved that amazing bit of history your researched. I am wrapping up my WIP that takes place in 1933 and I loved researching the Great Depression. What an exciting, yet tragic, time in our history.<br />I really like how you started off the story in the present and then at the point where people who have lost their wealth are leaping from buildings. I am a time travel enthusiast. I look forward to reading this one.<br />All the best to you.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-80533909793022042292013-11-06T10:17:51.177-06:002013-11-06T10:17:51.177-06:00Thank you, Ashantay. Actually, the book came out s...Thank you, Ashantay. Actually, the book came out several years ago, but this is the research I used. I love that era.<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the post, Ashley. Actually, all of the boom towns got rather rowdy but may not have been quite as bad as Kilgore's. Kilgore's problems were in part due to its rapid growth and small police department.Linda LaRoquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672522522233696282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-9274384521925776472013-11-05T23:43:40.081-06:002013-11-05T23:43:40.081-06:00Really interesting post, Linda. I was not familiar...Really interesting post, Linda. I was not familiar with the history of Kilgore, or the rampant violence it experienced in the 30s. Sounds like a movie. I also enjoyed the excerpt from your book,A Way Back. Can't wait to read it asap. :) Ashley Kath-Bilskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073164133698225798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-53487314583613511042013-11-05T17:55:05.921-06:002013-11-05T17:55:05.921-06:00Thanks for the informative and intriguing post - s...Thanks for the informative and intriguing post - sounds like a wonderful story! Best wishes for a successful release.Ashantayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16122891967983778466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-30278803985260221292013-11-04T20:59:13.840-06:002013-11-04T20:59:13.840-06:00Thank you, Caroline. I think we all remember Lone ...Thank you, Caroline. I think we all remember Lone Wolf from the television show—Walker, Texas Ranger. Wasn't he called Lone Wolf? I'm not sure.Linda LaRoquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672522522233696282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-4378363022686181352013-11-04T20:53:26.646-06:002013-11-04T20:53:26.646-06:00Celia, I remember us talking about the Texas oil f...Celia, I remember us talking about the Texas oil fields when I was writing this book. And about your father working in the oil fields. You got first hand experience. I can see you would be interested. <br /><br />My book has been out awhile but it has generated some interest.<br /><br />Your book sounds interesting. Best of luck with it. Gotta love those ranchers too!Linda LaRoquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672522522233696282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-39195096203626244612013-11-04T20:45:09.083-06:002013-11-04T20:45:09.083-06:00It was so much fun, Lyn. I do enjoy research. The ...It was so much fun, Lyn. I do enjoy research. The book was fun to write also, partly because it was a different historical period for a time travel.Linda LaRoquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672522522233696282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-82148270858910159502013-11-04T18:15:26.119-06:002013-11-04T18:15:26.119-06:00Great post, Linda. I have heard of a Lone Wolf Tex...Great post, Linda. I have heard of a Lone Wolf Texas Ranger, but didn't know there was a specific man with that title. What a great post. Thanks for sharing.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-9109966413701012182013-11-04T16:49:45.120-06:002013-11-04T16:49:45.120-06:00You chose a great topic. Just today, I finished a ...You chose a great topic. Just today, I finished a 73,000 word novel titled Texas Dreamer, about a cattle rancher NW of Fort Worth near Wichita Falls. It's set in 1915, and while I don't mention the town, I took the information about the oil field in Ranger, Texas, one of the first big ones in that part of the state.<br />During the early 40s, my daddy worked in the oilfields all around, where he built fences, doghouses, shops, and painted the tanks...everything silver. He worked a lot in Ranger, building company houses for the workers and their families.<br />Texas has had several oil booms--first in 1915, then, the 30's, and especially the 40s all the way to the 80s, when the "boom" went "bust." <br />Oh, don't you love it?<br />I've worn out books in the library, written in the fifties, with old photos of the oilfields all around...Kilgore, much of east Texas, then Bowie and Ranger, and all the way out west--Odessa, Levelland, Lubbock, etc.<br />We love oil stories--and mine includes a cattle ranch, too. <br />Much luck with your release--it sounds wonderful.<br /> <br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-20931353497147187822013-11-04T16:26:10.500-06:002013-11-04T16:26:10.500-06:00Wow, Linda, you really did your research. Thanks f...Wow, Linda, you really did your research. Thanks for sharing with us. Your book sounds terrific!Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.com