Famous Texans

Stephen Austin, Barbara Jordan, and George W. Bush—what do these notable people have in common? They’re all famous Texans, and just a few of the exciting people covered in this book. Age-appropriate text teaches readers about Texas’s most important movers and shakers, while historical and contemporary images reinforce the book’s key concepts. Readers will enjoy learning about the qualities that make these Texans great. Colorful graphic organizers, vibrant images, and sidebars provide additional opportunities for learning.

This text teaches readers about some of Texas's most important and famous people, such as Stephen Austin, Barbara Jordan, and George W. Bush.

Biography cards of famous Texans.

Action Packed Stories For Boys And Girls Based Upon Texas History.

Texas has had some extraordinary people. This book covers some of them, such as Melinda Gates, astronaut Shannon Walker, and Bessie Coleman, the first African American female pilot. Age-appropriate text teaches readers about Texas's most important movers and shakers, while historical and contemporary images reinforce the book's key concepts.

A fascinating collection of oral history interviews details Texas in the early twentieth century and how life in the Lone Star State helped the interviewees achieve success.

Winner, Journalistic Achievement Award, Texas Historical Foundation, 2004 From the simplest slab of weathered stone to the most imposing mausoleum, every marker in a Texas cemetery bears witness to a life that—in ways small or large—helped shape the history and culture of the state. Telling the stories of some of these significant lives is the purpose of this book. Within its pages, you'll meet not only the heroes of the Texas Revolution, for example, but also one of the great African American cowboys of the traildriving era (Bose Ikard) and the first woman in Texas elected to statewide office (Annie Webb Blanton). Visiting cemeteries from every era and all regions of the state, Bill Harvey recounts the histories of famous, infamous, and just plain interesting Texans who lie at rest in Texas cemeteries. The book is organized alphabetically by city for easy reference. For each city, Harvey lists one or more cemeteries, giving their location and history, if significant. At the heart of the book are his profiles of the noteworthy people buried in each cemetery. They include not only famous but also lesser-known and even unknown Texans who made important contributions to the state in the arts, sports, business, military service, politics—truly every area of communal life. For those who want to visit these resting places, Harvey also includes tips on finding cemeteries, locating gravesites, and taking good photographs. Spend time with him in the graveyards of Texas, and you'll soon appreciate what fascinating stories the silent stones can tell.

A collection of stories which concern Texas and Texans from days of early exploration through frontier times.