Articles
The Alluring Myth of the Desert: European Fascination with the Llano Estacado
Karl Mays Llano estakado und die Wirklichkeit heute
Gazette—Verband der Deutsch-Amerikanischen Clubs Promoting Understanding & Friendship
Lubbock in Any Language, Texas Highways, April 1998
German Texans—Leaving Their Mark on the Lone Star State, Heritage, A Publication of the Texas Historical Foundation, Summer 2002 [Note file may take a few moments to load due to size.]
A Cowboy in Lederhosen (Mini-article)
Goethe and Music: "Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt"
The above represents only a sampling of Dr. McClain's writing during the span of her career, and is certainly not exhaustive. This page will see additions from time to time so please check back.
- German Lyric Poetry, specifically Hölderlin’s poetic structures.
- The German Short Story
- German-Texan Heritage and the Fascination of Germans with the Llano Estacado.
Pictured above: On the left, a portrayal of Karl May's fictional character, "Shatterhand," and on the right, an uncanninly similar Hank Smith (Schmitt), the very real early German pioneer and settler of West Texas.