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A Blackjack Bargainer (open access)

A Blackjack Bargainer

Short story about a family feud.
Date: August 1901
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulger's Friend (open access)

Bulger's Friend

Short story about an old man who joins the Salvation Army.
Date: December 26, 1901
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
Money Maze (open access)

Money Maze

A short story set in Central America. This story is said to have served as the literary foundation of "Cabbages and Kings."
Date: May 1901
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rouge et Noire (open access)

Rouge et Noire

A short story about the banana trade in Central America based on O. Henry's experiences in Honduras in the late 1890s. This is perhaps the first instance of O. Henry's use of the term "banana republic."
Date: December 1901
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History