On History's Trail

Speeches and Essays by the Texas State Historian, 2009-2012
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-62511-023-7
Verlag: Texas State Historical Assn

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

On History’s Trail: Speeches and Essays of the Texas State Historian, 2009–2012 contains twenty-nine speeches and essays from Light Townsend Cummins’s time as the State Historian of Texas, when he spoke to dozens of groups across the Lone Star State and beyond.

The subjects include the settlement of Canary Islanders in Texas and Louisiana, the Red River War, Dallas sculptress Allie V. Tennant, the ""hometown"" of Audie Murphy, and much more. While wide-ranging in time and place, this collection emphasizes the importance of biography and the individual in Texas history, never losing the warmth and humanity that is Cummins’s hallmark.

The most important point of On History’s Trail, though, is the most valuable lesson Cummins learned while State Historian: The history of Texas is alive and well today. There are more people reading and researching the history of the state than ever before. The range of topics in this volume shows the viability, breadth, and range of the state’s remarkable history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cummins, Light Townsend

Über Autor(innen)

Light Townsend Cummins is Bryan Professor of History at Austin College in Sherman, Texas, USA. He is the author or editor of several books on Texas and Louisiana history, including Emily Austin of Texas 1795–1851 (TCU Press, 2009), which won the Liz Carpenter Award from the Texas State Historical Association for research in the history of women.

Larry McNeill is an Austin attorney and past president of the Texas State Historical Association.