Edited by Wanda Garner Cash and Ed Sterling
Twelve essays that explore the role of the Texas Press Association in informing the electorate, promoting business, advancing the public good, and improving the quality of life for all Texans.
Coach Royal: Conversations with a Texas Football Legend
By Darrell Royal, with John Wheat; foreword by Cactus Pryor; introduction by Pat Culpepper
UT’s most beloved coach tells his life story in his own words–includes 55 photos, many never before published
Alexander Watkins Terrell: Civil War Soldier, Texas Lawmaker, American Diplomat
By Lewis L. Gould
Alexander Terrell’s career placed him at the center of some of the most pivotal events in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century history, ranging from the Civil War to Emperor Maximilian’s reign over Mexico and an Armenian genocide under the Ottoman Empire; this book provides the first complete biographical portrait of this complex figure.
Profiles in Power: Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington
Edited by Kenneth E. Hendrickson Jr., Michael L. Collins, and Patrick Cox
Profiles in Power offers concise biographies of fourteen twentieth-century Texans who wielded significant political power and influence in Washington, D.C.
William Pitt Ballinger: Texas Lawyer, Southern Statesman, 1825–1888
By John Anthony Moretta
Few people have played a more important role in the history of Texas than William Pitt Ballinger. Ballinger is one of those individuals whose behind-the-scenes life had a major impact on the events of his time. In his fascinating life and career we see reflected some of the most important issues of his era, including secession, slavery, corporations, and the law.
The French in Texas: History, Migration, Culture
Edited by François Lagarde
Original articles that explore the French presence and influence on Texas history, arts, education, religion, and business.
Watching Television Come of Age: The New York Times Reviews by Jack Gould
Edited by Lewis L. Gould
Columns by one of the first major television critics.
Photo du Jour: A Picture a Day Journey through the First Year of the New Millennium
By David Hume Kennerly
Kennerly’s visual diary of “the texture of life” at the start of the twenty-first century.
Being Rapoport: Capitalist with a Conscience, 1st Edition
By Bernard Rapoport as told to Don Carleton
In his memoir, Bernard Rapoport recalls a life of hard work and a philosophy of giving that made him a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist
Once Upon a Time in Texas: A Liberal in the Lone Star State
By David Richards
In this fast-paced, often humorous memoir, David Richards remembers the players, the legal and political battles, and the wins and losses that brought significant gains in civil rights, voter rights, labor law, and civil liberties to the people of Texas from the 1950s to the 1990s.
