By Rabbi Henry Cohen II
The definitive portrait of a legendary Texas rabbi, written by his grandson.
Focus on American History Series
Harry Reasoner: A Life in the News
By Douglass K. Daniel
The first biography of the broadcast journalist who was once rated second in credibility only to Walter Cronkite and who co-founded the TV newsmagazine 60 Minutes.
Russell Lee Photographs: Images from the Russell Lee Photograph Collection at the Center for American History
By Russell Lee; foreword by John Szarkowski; introduction by J. B. Colson; photographs selected and arranged by Linda Peterson
The first book to show the full range and quality of Russell Lee’s work, as well as the first major publication of his photographs since 1978–contains over 140 images, 101 of which have never appeared in book publication.
The Texas Book: Profiles, History, and Reminiscences of the University
Edited by Richard A. Holland
An informal, highly readable history of the University of Texas at Austin told through the stories of some of its most colorful characters and era-defining events.
Leavin’ a Testimony: Portraits from Rural Texas
By Patsy Cravens; foreword by John Boles; afterword by Bob Patten
Eloquent photographs and oral histories of the last generation, black and white, who grew up in the segregated South.
State Fair
By Arthur Grace
State Fair is a visual distillation of Arthur Grace’s photographic odyssey through fairs in ten states. Grace’s images deftly capture the strange mixture of the traditional, the kitsch, and the off-the-wall that is unique to these annual gatherings.
The First Texas News Barons
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.
Changing The Face of Power: Women in the U.S. Senate
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.
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.
