Big Thicket, Hardin County, Texas

Stories carried out
of the Big Thicket.

Family memoir and frontier history from Ernest G. Brown — a lifetime spent hunting and exploring the woods he was raised in.

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The Last Big Thicket Bear Hunter

The Life and Legacy of Daniel Warren Brown

Foreword by Kenneth Pelt

Step back into the deep, untamed Big Thicket woods of Hardin County, Texas, from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s. Discover the remarkable life and legacy of legendary Texas bear hunter Daniel Warren Brown — the author's grandfather — told through the perspectives of three generations of Hardin County, Texas men. If you live in or grew up near Hardin County, this book is a must-have for your family library.

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Family History

The Ghosts of Black Creek

Foreword by T. Tolbert Chisum

A deeply personal memoir, regional history, and family genealogy centered on the pioneer families who settled the Big Thicket along Black Creek in Hardin County, Texas. Rather than simply recounting dates, Ernest views his family's history through the loss of the Big Thicket wilderness, the tight bond between abject poverty and rugged faith, and a heartfelt redefinition of the "good ole days" as a time of family love rather than material comfort.

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Ernest G. Brown
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Ernest G. Brown

Ernest G. Brown was born in 1942 to Otha and Eula Brown. One of eight children, Ernest grew up in the Big Thicket of Hardin County, Texas, and has spent his life hunting and exploring the rustic terrain of the Big Thicket woods.

Ernest still resides on the "Big Thicket side" with his wife Shirley, a mere stone's throw from where he was raised.

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