Television & Video

  • Texas Country Reporter

    The program produced by Bob & Kelli Phillips for a February 2023 release does an excellent job of connecting the facts covered in the book, Trammel’s Trace, to the emotions of the discovery of the trail on family land. My mother, Joan, my sister, Patti, and my wife, Mickey, make cameo appearances. Click here to see the feature.

  • The HISTORY Channel

    In 2020, the popularity of The Curse of Oak Island spun off a new series called Beyond Oak Island covering other treasure stories from around the world. The very first episode of that effort focused on the treasure legend of Hendricks Lake, the story told in my book, True Believers: The Treasure Legend of Hendricks Lake. Access may be limited based on your cable provider.r.

  • Fox4 News (Beaumont)

    Dan Gresham did the very first interview after the release of Trammel’s Trace in 2016. Not only is he an excellent newsman and a fixture in Beaumont television, but we were also high school classmates. Click here to watch.

  • This Week in Arkansas History

    Click here to see the YouTube feature posted by the Arkansas Secretary of State.

  • Trammel's Trace Presentation - TCU Center for Texas Studies

    This January 2021 presentation by Zoom for the Fort Worth Public Library is like dozens of others presented all over eastern Texas. Click here to see the video.

  • Hendricks Lake Presentation - Panola College

    This 2019 presentation about my book, TRUE BELIEVERS, was the first one following the publication of the book. Click here to see the video.

Magazines & Newspapers

Archives & References

  • Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association

    Click here to see the article.

  • Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture

    Click here to see the article.

  • Texas Historical Commission

    Click here to see that Trammel’s Trace is one of only three historic trails shown in the THC Atlas map.

  • The Portal to Texas History

    Click here to see the map of Trammel’s Trace I produced to support the book.