author
Edward W. Kilman
1896–1969
A longtime Houston newspaperman and lively interpreter of Texas history, this author brought battles, political figures, and frontier stories to a wide general audience. His books mix a reporter’s eye for detail with a strong feel for the people and legends that shaped Texas.
1 Audiobook
The Battle of San Jacinto and the San Jacinto Campaign
by Louis Wiltz Kemp, Edward W. Kilman
About the author
Born in Ennis, Texas, in 1896 and raised in Houston, Edward Wolf Kilman built his career in journalism before becoming known as a writer on Texas history and politics. Sources from the Texas State Historical Association and archival collections describe him as a newspaper editor, columnist, and an authority on Texas affairs, with a long association with the Houston Post-Dispatch.
Alongside his newspaper work, he wrote books that focused on notable Texas subjects and personalities. Confirmed titles include Texas Musketeers (1935), The Battle of San Jacinto and the San Jacinto Campaign (with Louis W. Kemp, 1947), Cannibal Coast (1959), and Hugh Roy Cullen: A Story of American Opportunity.
Kilman died in 1969. His work is remembered for making regional history readable and vivid, especially for readers interested in Texas legends, public life, and the dramatic episodes behind the state’s past.