The middle Texas coast, known locally as the Coast Bend, is an area
filled with fascinating stories. From as early as the days of de Vaca
and La Salle, the Coastal Bend has been a site of early exploration,
bloody conflicts, legendary shipwrecks and even a buried treasure or
two. However, much of the true history has remained unknown,
misunderstood and even hidden. For years, local historian C. Herndon
Williams has shared his fascinating discoveries of the area's early
stories through his weekly column, Coastal Bend Chronicle. Now he has
selected some of his favorites in Texas Gulf Coast Stories. Join
Williams as he explores the days of early settlement and European
contact, Karankawa and Tonkawa legends and the Coastal Bend's tallest of
tall tales.