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T. R. Fehrenbach
b. 1925
A celebrated Texas historian and storyteller, he brought the sweep of the American West, Mexico, and the Korean War to life with vivid, deeply researched nonfiction. His bestselling Lone Star remains a landmark history of Texas and its people.
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Remember the Alamo!
by T. R. Fehrenbach
About the author
Born in San Benito, Texas, in 1925, T. R. Fehrenbach graduated from Princeton University in 1947. He became a historian, columnist, and prolific author whose work appeared in publications including Esquire, The Atlantic, The Saturday Evening Post, and The New Republic.
Fehrenbach wrote more than twenty books, including the bestselling Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans, Fire and Blood: A History of Mexico, Comanches: The Destruction of a People, and This Kind of War, his acclaimed study of the Korean War. He also served as chairman of the Texas Historical Commission and wrote for the San Antonio Express-News for many years.
He died in San Antonio in 2013 at the age of 88, leaving behind a body of work known for its strong narrative voice and grand vision of history.