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George Fuermann
1918–2001
A longtime Houston journalist with an eye for the city's legends, excesses, and everyday texture, he turned local history into lively storytelling. His books and columns helped generations of readers see Houston and Texas with fresh curiosity.
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Houston: The Feast Years. An Illustrated Essay
by George Fuermann
About the author
George Fuermann was an American journalist and author best known for his long career at the Houston Post and for books that captured Houston's character in vivid, accessible prose. The University of Houston notes that his career at the paper lasted 49 years, beginning in 1946 as a general assignment reporter, and that his daily local-history column Post Card ran from 1950 to 1971.
He later served as editorial page editor from 1971 to 1983 and wrote the Wine Talk column from 1984 to 1995. During World War II, he served as a U.S. Army correspondent in the European Theater and received a Bronze Star.
Fuermann also wrote a number of books about Houston and Texas, including Houston: Land of the Big Rich and Houston: The Feast Years. Archival descriptions of his papers and collections show how deeply he gathered and preserved material on Houston and Texas history, which helps explain why his writing feels both colorful and well rooted in the life of the city.