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A Texan's Story - The Autobiography of Walter Prescott Webb (Hardcover)
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A Texan's Story - The Autobiography of Walter Prescott Webb (Hardcover)
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Walter Prescott Webb (1888-1963), a towering figure in Texas and
western history and letters, published an abundance of books but
for decades the autobiography he'd written late in life sat largely
undisturbed among his papers. Webb's remarkable story appears here
in print for the first time, edited and annotated by Michael
Collins, an authority on Texas history. This firsthand account
offers readers a window on the life, the work, and the world of one
of the most interesting thinkers in the history, and
historiography, of Texas. Webb's narrative carries us from the
drought-scarred rim of West Texas known as the Cross Timbers, to
the hardscrabble farm life that formed him, to the bright lights of
Austin and the University of Texas, where he truly came of age.
Fascinating for the picture it summons of the Texas of his youth
and the intellectual landscape of his career, Webb's autobiography
also offers intriguing insights into the way his epic work, The
Great Plains, evolved. He also describes the struggle behind his
groundbreaking history of that storied frontier fighting force the
Texas Rangers. Along the way, Webb reflects on the nature of
historical research, the role that Texas and the West have played
in American history, the importance of education, and the place of
universities in our national culture. More than a rare encounter
with a true American character's life and thought, A Texan's Story
is also a uniquely enlightening look into the understanding,
writing, and teaching of western American history in its formative
years.
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