By Patrick Cox
A fascinating look at how newspaper publishers including A. H. Belo and George B. Dealey (Dallas Morning News), William P. Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby (Houston Post), Jesse H. Jones (Houston Chronicle), and Amon G. Carter Sr. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) played a crucial role in transforming Texas into a modern state.
By Melina Mara; foreword by Cokie Roberts; introduction by Senator Barbara Mikulski; introduction by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison; interviews by Helen Thomas
A compelling photographic record of the fourteen female senators who are changing the balance of power in America’s most prestigious governing body.
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
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.
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.
Edited by François Lagarde
Original articles that explore the French presence and influence on Texas history, arts, education, religion, and business.
Edited by Lewis L. Gould
Columns by one of the first major television critics.
By David Hume Kennerly
Kennerly’s visual diary of “the texture of life” at the start of the twenty-first century.
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
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.
