Galveston Chronicles: The Queen City of the Gulf Laurie Keller meets his faithful friend and

meets his faithful friend and comrade Dud Carter

And you know what they say about cowboys: They may break horses

Let's go to the ballet recital and watch the beautiful dancers pirouette and spin in their multi-colored tutus

and Sydney is smack dab in the middle of it when she checks into the historic Galvez Hotel

tens of thousands of Native children were pulled from their families to attend boarding schools that claimed to help create opportunity for these children to pursue professions outside their communities and otherwise 'assimilate' into American life

Galveston Chronicles: The Queen City of the Gulf Laurie Keller meets his faithful friend andamed for Bernardo de Galvez and established in 1839, Galveston measures just over two hundred square miles. In early Texas history, however, it was actually the largest city in the Lone Star State, as well as a hugely important port that would become a strategic target during the Civil War. The Oleander City survived the depredations of war and flourished, a resilience it would also display in the wake of the devastating hurricane of 1900. From early