T. R. Fehrenbach

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T. R. Fehrenbach

b. 1925

Best known for bringing Texas history and military history vividly to life, this American writer combined a storyteller’s energy with a deep feel for place, conflict, and character. His books helped make the past feel immediate, especially for readers drawn to the history of Texas and the Korean War.

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Remember the Alamo!

Remember the Alamo!

by T. R. Fehrenbach

About the author

Born in San Benito, Texas, on January 12, 1925, Theodore Reed "T. R." Fehrenbach Jr. grew up with strong Texas roots, though part of his youth was spent in California. His studies at Princeton were interrupted by World War II, and he returned to graduate magna cum laude in 1947 with a degree in modern languages.

Fehrenbach went on to write more than twenty books, becoming especially well known for Lone Star: A History of Texas and Texans and This Kind of War, his widely admired study of the Korean War. He wrote history for general readers rather than as an academic specialist, and that helped give his work a direct, confident style that reached a broad audience.

Alongside his books, he was also a longtime newspaper columnist and served as head of the Texas Historical Commission. He died in San Antonio on December 1, 2013, but he remains one of the most recognizable popular historians of Texas.