How the Red was Won

Ep 69: The Myth of Red Texas w/ David Griscom

How the Red was Won

Show Notes

I talk with writer and native Austinite, David Griscom, about his new book, The Myth of Red Texas: Cowboys, Populism, and Class War in the Radical South order the book here: https://orbooks.com/catalog/the-myth-of-red-texas/ Left Reckoning Podcast: https://www.leftreckoning.com/ Jacobin: https://jacobin.com/

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