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Book Tag: Offbeat History

The Great Texas Airship Mystery of 1897

The Great Texas Airship Mystery of 1897 In the spring of 1897, hundreds of airships were sighted over the skies of Texas. But what were Texans really thinking during this time? Tui Snider scoured the newspapers from that two-month time period to reveal the many different theories and reactions people had to the mysterious objects in their skies. Along the way, she made some surprising discoveries! (This presentation will soon be released as a book.)

Santa Claus Bank Robbery

Think you know all about the Santa Claus Bank Robbery in Cisco, Texas? Think again! True Crime in West Texas Marshall Ratliff thought robbing a bank dressed like Santa at Christmastime would be easy. He didn’t expect the citizens of Cisco to come at him with guns blazing! But in 1927, a $5000 bounty was offered to any citizen who killed a bandit while the crime was in progress. Tui Snider’s new book follows the true-crime action from this wild shootout with vigilantes to its tragic conclusion. Fake Names in “Official” Accounts Most “official” versions of the Santa Claus Bank…