Videos

"The Alamo," Clio The Muse

In 2022 I spoke with Raffi Andonian on his YouTube TV channel, Clio the Muse, about my new book, Unsettled Land, and the role that the Alamo has played in the state’s historical memory. Check out the full video here.


Hutchins Lecture

In 2016, I was invited to deliver a Hutchins Lecture at the Center for the Study of the American South at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. My talk was entitled “Unbecoming Southern: The Roots of Texas Exceptionalism.”


Adventures of Sam and Ripley

In 2016, I developed my Texas History to 1850, HIST 3363, as an on-line course. I spent some of my time driving around the state, filming short video clips at historic sites with my dog, Ripley. Check out the “exciting” teaser!


Texas to 1850 Course Introduction

Here’s the course introduction to my online Texas History course. To my surprise, Ripley proved to be remarkably well-behaved.


"Ties between the American Revolution and the Texas Revolution," San Jacinto Conference

In 2009 I gave my first talk talk to the San Jacinto Symposium in Houston on the connections between the American Revolution and the rebellion in Texas.