Events & Book Signings
Dr. Hardin may be attending various types of events around the State of Texas, either as a presenter or featured guest. Please contact us if you would like to invite Dr. Hardin to participate in a book signing, or to speak as the Texian’s Historian in some capacity.
March 6: Hardin Returns to Victoria College
On March 6, 2025, Dr. Hardin will return to Victoria, Texas, where he will deliver the John W. Stormont Lecture concerning his new book, Texian Exodus: The Runaway Scrape and its Enduring Legacy. The venue will be the Museum of the Coastal Bend on the campus of Victoria College. The lecture will begin at 5:30 p.m. If you are employing GPS, the street address is: 2200 E. Red River, Victoria, TX, 77901.
For additional information, contact the Museum of the Coastal Bend at 361-582-2511 or museum@victoriacollege.edu.
Hardin taught at Victoria College from 1992 until 2009. He looks forward to seeing old friends and making new ones.
March 7: Hardin Addresses Alamo Historical Society
Dr. Hardin will address the membership of the Alamo Historical Society at their annual symposium in San Antonio, Texas, on March 7, 2025. The venue will be the historic Menger Hotel next door to the Alamo compound. The symposium begins at 10:00 a.m. Hardin will speak on the mass evacuation of Texian and Tejano families ahead of Antonio López de Santa Anna’s rampaging soldiers, the subject of his latest book, Texian Exodus: The Runaway Scrape and its Enduring Legacy.
For those employing GPS, the street address of the Menger Hotel is: 204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205. For additional information, one can phone the Menger staff at 210-223-4361.
Hardin anticipates visiting with his ‘Mo Bros while relishing the sumptuous setting of this architectural wonder.
Hardin Attends Annual Meeting
From February 27 until March 1, 2025, Dr. Hardin will be attending the annual meeting of the Texas State Historical Association.
The venue is The Royal Sonesta Houston Galleria, located at 2222 West Loop South, Houston, TX 77027.
He will be selling and signing copies of his new book, Texian Exodus: The Runaway Scrape and its Enduring Legacy, along with the revised second edition of Texian Macabre: The Melancholy Tale of a Hanging in Early Houston.
So, if you live in the Houston area, drop by and pick up a book or two. He would love to see you.
— Past Events —
Dobie Dichos: Friday, November 3, 2023
Dr. Hardin will once again be speaking at Dobie Dichos in the historic community of Oakville, Texas. The annual event (always the first Friday in November) celebrates the life and legacy of folklorist J. Frank Dobie (1888-1964), a proud native of Live Oak County. Texas author W.K. Stratton captured the essence of the event:
Being part of Dobie Dichos was without question a high point in my literary career. There was something at once magical yet very real about gathering with so many good people under a starlit sky in a clearing in the Brush Country to celebrate one of the important voices of Texas literature.
Dr. Hardin will be speaking on Dobie’s unpublished (rather bawdy) “Piss & Vinegar” Collection. He notes, “So, if you find yourself in South Texas, consider throwin’ in. The chili will be well-seasoned, the music spirited, the speakers sprightly, and the fellowship sensational. You could find worse ways to spend a Friday night.”
February 28, 2019
I will be signing copies of my new book, Lust for Glory: An Epic Story of Early Texas and the Sacrifice that Defined a Nation, at the annual meeting of the Texas State Historical Association in Corpus Christi, Texas. I’ll be in the Book Room of the Omni Hotel from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. If you’re in the area, be sure to stop by and visit me at the Texas A&M University Press table.
March 2, 2019
I will be selling and signing copies of my new book, Lust for Glory: An Epic Story of Early Texas and the Sacrifice that Defined a Nation, at the annual meeting of the resurrected Alamo Battlefield Association (ABA). We will gather at Arbor House Suites, 109 Arciniega Street, San Antonio, Texas, 78205. Festivities will begin on Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m.
Note: You must be a dues paid member of the ABA to attend this event.
Enjoy images from recent book signings and events! To see full sized images, CLICK the THUMBNAIL photos!
Artist Wade Dillon with Dr. Hardin
Lust for Glory book signing
Wade Dillon and Dr. Hardin entertain “Davy Crockett”
With Dr. Donald Frazier of McMurry University
Wade Dillon, friends, and Dr. Hardin