Histories of Alaska: Alaska vs. Texas: A (mostly) friendly feud of the late 1950s
A picture of a postcard from the 1950s depicting the rivalry between Texas and Alaska. on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story
Once statehood was guaranteed, a dormant rivalry erupted between the two generously sized states. Suddenly, there were loud but empty political gestures, insults, advice, songs, books, and every other sort of possible ephemera. It was a veritable cottage industry of Alaska versus Texas jokes and anecdotes, primarily good-natured exchanges apart from the occasional fool soon parted from his jukebox.“Friendly Feudin’: Alaska vs.
House maintained a positive attitude, but others felt the loss of stature more deeply. Disparities of geography and economy in Texas left some communities politically disconnected and relatively forgotten by the legislators in Austin. For some, the status of Texas as the largest state had been a unifying point. Cities like El Paso and Corpus Christi share little else besides a state.
No one seceded from Texas, and most comparisons between the two states were more lighthearted. For example, the 1958 country song “Alaska vs. Texas” by Lawton Williams is representative of the musical attempts exploiting the trend.
For Ferguson, nothing was more important for a woman than a man. Men, she said, “search for new lands and new wealth. They venture into unknown territories. So what is more logical than that women should trail them?” Her now antiquated attitudes reflected her context, including that her column was published under “Mrs. Walter Ferguson” instead of her own name.
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