By Alice Embree
Alice Embree, a nationally known writer and activist for social justice, tells how history was made in Texas.
Tower Books Imprint
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.
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.
Being Rapoport: Capitalist with a Conscience
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. This updated edition includes new material compiled before Rapoport’s death in 2012.
A Civic Entrepreneur: The Life of Technology Visionary George Kozmetsky
By Monty Jones
This biography details the life and career of George Kozmetsky, a prominent twentieth-century Texas educator, businessman, technology innovator, and philanthropist.
A War Remembered: The Vietnam War Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library
By Mark K. Updegrove
This companion volume to a 2016 summit hosted by the LBJ Presidential Library explores the lessons and legacy of America’s most divisive war, including the perspectives of luminaries such as US Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and John Kerry.
On The Way: My Life and Times
By Frank Denius with Thomas M. Hatfield
This autobiography recounts the life and career of Frank Denius, an illustrious World War II veteran, high-profile lawyer, and major supporter of the University of Texas at Austin.
The Collections: The University of Texas at Austin
Edited by Andrée Bober
Spotlighting more than eighty collections in very diverse fields, this extensively illustrated volume showcases the unparalleled quality and range of the holdings of the University of Texas at Austin.
Destiny of Democracy: The Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library
By Mark K. Updegrove
Destiny of Democracy is a companion volume to the historic 2014 summit hosted by the LBJ Presidential Library and attended by four presidents to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act.
