The Mexican Traveler: Philip Nolan and the Southwestern Horse Trade

Next date: Saturday, January 11, 2025 | 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

PLEASE NOTE: This event will be held the SECOND Saturday in January, not the first.

Learn about the incredible history that surrounds us all...

Hidden off Highway 174 near Blum, about an hour south of Fort Worth, is a historical marker honoring Philip Nolan as an “early-day explorer, horse wrangler, and accused spy” whose “death aroused a wave of indignation that led to the Independence of Texas.” The marker, with its romanticized memory of Nolan as a precursor to an Anglo-American and independent Texas, has clouded his legacy. By examining the documents Nolan left behind, historian Jackson Pearson tells a dynamic story of how the American, Spanish, and Native American commercial markets collided in early America. Join us for this fascinating talk!

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About the Presenter:

Jackson Pearson earned his Ph.D. in American History from Texas Christian University in 2024. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Center for Greater Southwestern Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington. His dissertation examines the Neutral Ground Agreement of 1806 that defined the Louisiana-Texas border. He has authored four book chapters on his research, including “The Mexican Traveler’: Philip Nolan and the Southwestern Horse Trade” published inA Republic of Scoundrels: The Schemers, Intriguers, & Adventurers who Created a New American Nation.

About the Series:

Presented in conjunction with The Center for Texas Studies at TCU, these workshops are aimed at increasing the historical awareness of the community. The series is designed to make the public aware of the important, yet often overlooked historical resources around them, and how to preserve them for posterity. The goal of the workshops is to prove that "every person is a historian," and that they can, by their deeds and actions, preserve a small part of the cultural and historical fabric of this region.

The Center for Texas Studies at TCU is designed to celebrate all that makes Texas distinctive. It is housed in AddRan College of Liberal Arts, where various disciplines and programs can act in concert to foster and nurture the essence of Texas. History is, of course, central, but Texas literature, anthropology, ethnography, politics, religions, philosophy and design and textiles all represent elements that are a part of the incredible mosaic of Texas.

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Location

Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional, 4001 Library Lane, Fort Worth 76109  View Map

32.689025,-97.3941219

4001 Library Lane , Fort Worth 76109

Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional

4001 Library Lane , Fort Worth 76109

The Mexican Traveler: Philip Nolan and the Southwestern Horse Trade