The History of Texas a&M University's Hagler Institute for Advanced Study
From its post-Civil War beginnings as a land-grant institution, Texas A&M has become a place where great minds are cultivated, nurtured, and given free rein. It is in that spirit that a center was established on campus to enhance excellence through the exchange of ideas and collaboration with the world's finest scholars, researchers, and industry ......
By now the world knows well the exploits of World War II admirals Ernest King, Chester Nimitz, and "Bull" Halsey. These brilliant strategists and combat commanders--backed by a powerful Allied coalition, a nation united, gifted civilian leaders, and abundant war-making resources--led U.S. and allied naval forces to victory against the Axis powers. ......
Responses, Reflections, and Reactions to the Nineteenth Amendment
August 18, 2020, marked the centennial of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 1920, women wearing yellow roses stood shoulder to shoulder in Tennessee, awaiting the roll call of men who would cast their votes for or against a woman's right to a voice in government. Though this movement won rights for ......
A hallmark of history surrounding Winston Churchill and World War II is that the British-American alliance comprised a "special relationship" of military, political, social, and cultural connections between the British Empire and the United States. Stressing the intimate collaboration between the American and British military advisors on the ......
The Krause Ranch is not a normal Hill Country landscape-it has bottomless holes, dinosaur tracks, high limestone river cliffs where golden eagles nest, and occasional visits by TPWD-authenticated pumas and black bears. Historian Thad Sitton offers a detailed description of the 1,670-acre property, its human history, its natural history, and Gary ......
The Kitty Anderson Diary and Civil War Texas, 1861
In 2008, Texas historian Nancy Draves happened upon an amazing find up for public auction: the 1861 diary of Kitty Anderson, the daughter of prominent San Antonio resident and vocal Union Army supporter Colonel Charles Anderson. Kitty's diary chronicles the Anderson family's tumultuous experience during the early years of the Civil War. Following ......
A myriad of social media pages as well as professional and scholarly conferences targeting diverse stakeholders and influencers in environmental and outdoor recreation fields has blossomed over the past decade, illustrating an "awakening" of sorts in the environmental arena. At the same time, there is an underlying critique that mainstream ......
Five Stories of Bird Life and Its Future on the Texas Coast
In A Haven in the Sun, nature writer B. C. Robison presents a unique portrayal of birds of the Texas Coast. Through the stories of birds that have a special bond with coastal Texas--Attwater's Prairie Chicken, White-tailed Hawk, Whooping Crane, Redhead, and migratory shorebirds and songbirds--Robison shows not only the importance of the Texas ......
The Diary, Letters, and Memorabilia of an 88th Infantry Officer
A memoir within a memoir, A German Texan in World War II: The Diary, Letters, and Memorabilia of an 88th Infantry Officer tells the story of Robert Lee Melcher, written by his daughter, Marilyn Melcher Maddox. Melcher served as a major in the US Army from 1943 to 1945 in North Africa and Italy, leaving the war decorated with a Bronze Star Medal ......
