During his five terms as lieutenant governor of Texas, Bill Hobby became one of the most powerful political figures in the state’s history. He was first elected to office in 1972 and served through 1990. Thanks to his brilliance as a legislative tactician and his personal integrity, Hobby was able to set the Senate’s agenda and garner respect from legislators on both sides of the aisle.
Through Her Lens: The Photojournalism of Diana Walker
Through Her Lens, the catalog of the retrospective exhibition, showcases iconic photos from Diana Walker’s extensive archive at the Briscoe Center for American History.
The Devil’s Highway
By Joan Myers and William deBuys
This haunting new collection of photographs by Joan Myers, accompanied by a short story by William deBuys, documents the changing landscape and culture of the American West.
Making Waves: The Rag Radio Interviews
By Thorne Dreyer
Journalist and activist Thorne Dreyer interviews journalists, politicians, artists, and more in this rich and diverse collection.
Voice Lessons
By Alice Embree
Alice Embree, a nationally known writer and activist for social justice, tells how history was made in Texas.
With the Bark Off: A Journalist’s Memories of LBJ and a Life in the News Media
By Neal Spelce with Thomas Zigal
Austin journalist Neal Spelce’s years working with LBJ were once-in-a-lifetime experiences, but only part of his award-winning media career.
This Far and No Further: Photographs Inspired by the Voting Rights Movement
Photographs by William Abranowicz
In This Far and No Farther, photographer William Abranowicz delivers more than one hundred contemporary images of the places that shaped the civil rights movement, proving the Edmund Pettus Bridge and other historic sites still have stories to tell.
The Governor and the Colonel: A Dual Biography of William P. Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby
By Don Carleton
This dual biography chronicles the lives of Will and Oveta Hobby; their impact on local, state, and national events; and how their marriage and media empire helped shape twentieth-century journalistic and political history.
Growing Up in the Lone Star State: Notable Texans Remember Their Childhoods
By Gaylon Finklea Hecker and Marianne Odom
A fascinating collection of oral history interviews details Texas in the early twentieth century and how life in the Lone Star State helped the interviewees achieve success.
Flash of Light, Wall of Fire: Japanese Photographs Documenting the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Featuring over one hundred photographs taken after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this book forces us to confront the human and environmental costs of nuclear war.