The Iron Horse in Texas
A New History of Old Texas - A podcast by Brandon Seale
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Episode 6 of Brandon Seale's podcast on the Engines of Texas History.Railroads made Texans wealthier than they had ever been. They brought labor-saving and efficiency improving implements like riding plows, threshers, mechanical harvesters, and soon, tractors, which collectively lifted the standard of living of most Texans far beyond anything their parents could have imagined. And Texans hated them for it! Texans very conflicted feelings toward the "Iron Horse" exposed an irreconcilable tensi...