We all know the stereotypes of Texas and Houston as places where everyone’s supposedly riding horses.
But a new novel flies in the face of Houston’s cowboy myth by telling the historical fiction of a largely forgotten era of the city’s history — the roaring 1920s — when Houston was known as the Magnolia City.
Magnolia City is also the name of a new novel by Houston native Duncan Alderson. The book has been described as the closest thing to Downton Abbey set in Houston — a Houston Alderson says was full of Great Gatsby-esque largess all set against the cacophonous backdrop of the oil boom.
