The Complete Works of Brann, The Iconoclast, Volume 12
William Cowper Brann
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William Cowper Brann earned the nickname “The Iconoclast” by fearlessly attacking established beliefs and institutions which he thought to be pompous and self-serving. He settled in the wild and wooly West Texas town of Waco in the late 1800s as a newspaper man - first as a writer and then as owner of newspaper he named “The Iconoclast”. During this period, Catholics and Protestants were duking it out over the soul of Texas and there was even further sectarian strife among Protestants. Brann wrote prolifically and aired his Politically Incorrect views with vigor and colorful language. Described as a “slouch-hatted, gun-toting, beer-drinking, woman-worshiping man,” he assailed Baptists, Prohibition, blacks and universities as though engaged in a life-or-death gunfight; and actually he was killed in a gunfight at age 43. After he was shot in the back, drew his own gun and killed the man who had bushwacked him AND THEN walked directly to the jail before dying the next morning.
This Volume 12 consists mainly of newspaper editorials and accounts of his death. Here you'll find both praise for his work and criticisms of his junk-yard-dog style of attack journalism. In addition there is a handful of his scathing articles and speeches... really delightful listenig! (11 hr 23 min)
Chapters
A Chapter Written In The Life Blood Of W. C. Brann | 10:50 | Read by William Allan Jones |
Other Statements | 12:24 | Read by Rita Boutros |
Brann's Death | 4:18 | Read by Rita Boutros |
Davis Follows Brann | 8:12 | Read by Rita Boutros |
W. H. Ward | 4:03 | Read by John |
The Obsequies | 16:46 | Read by Michele Fry |
The Latest Tragedy | 5:32 | Read by John |
Brann And Baylor | 7:45 | Read by William Allan Jones |
Terrific Deadly Conflict | 19:47 | Read by Rita Boutros |
The Late Tragedy | 3:20 | Read by John |
The Passing Of William Cowper Brann | 30:26 | Read by Rita Boutros |
Rest--Rest In Peace | 10:53 | Read by Michele Fry |
A Memorial to W. C. Brann | 14:12 | Read by Michele Fry |
A Pen Picture Of Brann | 6:50 | Read by William Allan Jones |
Death of W. C. Brann | 7:47 | Read by Brian Keenan |
Semper Vivat in Memoriam | 6:14 | Read by William Allan Jones |
Brann's Brave Battle | 3:59 | Read by William Allan Jones |
Brann Is No More | 4:06 | Read by Rita Boutros |
Brave And Brainy Brann | 3:34 | Read by Rita Boutros |
Brann, Of The Iconoclast | 3:15 | Read by John |
A Martyr To Free Speech | 3:04 | Read by John |
Editorial Etchings | 6:08 | Read by John |
Let The Plain Truth Be Told | 5:25 | Read by Brian Keenan |
The Last Lesson | 5:35 | Read by Greg Giordano |
Salmagundi | 12:45 | Read by Brian Keenan |
The Death Of Brann | 14:32 | Read by John |
Private Vengeance | 12:48 | Read by Greg Giordano |
Brann, The Fool | 6:28 | Read by Jim Gallagher |
William Cowper Brann | 12:26 | Read by Andy Glover |
Speaking of Gall, Pt 1 | 22:27 | Read by Jim Gallagher |
Speaking of Gall, Pt 2 | 31:16 | Read by Jim Gallagher |
Blue And Gray | 16:03 | Read by Brian Keenan |
Humbugs And Humbuggery Pt 1 | 35:41 | Read by William Allan Jones |
Humbugs And Humbuggery Pt 2 | 7:54 | Read by William Allan Jones |
Humbugs And Humbuggery Pt 3 | 12:23 | Read by William Allan Jones |
Humbugs And Humbuggery Pt 4 | 44:44 | Read by William Allan Jones |
Beauty And The Beast | 26:53 | Read by Tommy Hersant |
Brann's Reply To Slattery | 45:30 | Read by William Allan Jones |
The Local Option Lunacy | 31:44 | Read by Michele Fry |
Old Glory | 14:31 | Read by Brian Keenan |
The Lone Star | 5:22 | Read by Greg Giordano |
Slave Or Sovereign Pt 1 | 7:07 | Read by Rita Boutros |
Slave Or Sovereign Pt 2 | 57:28 | Read by Rita Boutros |
Rainbow Chasers pt 1 | 41:43 | Read by Rita Boutros |
Rainbow Chasers pt 2 | 31:30 | Read by Rita Boutros |