I have read this book for my Texas History class. It is well written and very preceise. It contains many of the same stories that i have heard from great grandparents of german immigration..I recommend this to any one interested in german immigration.! :)

I took classes from the author, Don Graham, and from his wife, Betsy Berry, during my years at the University of Texas at Austin. They were two of the best classes I took, and if you read this book, you'll see why. Graham's storytelling is intelligent and witty without losing any of the southern charm you would expect from a good Texas boy. He effortlessly communicates his enthusiasm for the subject matter. Being a Texan, I may be biased, but I highly recommend this book. Even if you've never been to Texas, and perhaps especially if you've never been to Texas, it's an entertaining and smart read.

The effects of the Civil War on Civilian life in Texas are powerfully conveyed in the correspondence of Dr. Gideon Lincecum (1793-1874), a natural scientist and philosopher who moved to Texas in 1848 with his family of ten children and settled in Washington County. This body of correspondence, ably edited by the collaborative efforts of Jerry Bryan Lincecum, Edward hake Phillips, and Peggy A. Redshaw, is gathered together in Gideon Lincecum's Sword: Civil War Letters From The Texas Home Front and forms a strongly recommended, powerfully vivid, and informatively welcome addition to Civil War studies reference collections and reading lists.

If you have an interest in Fredericksburg or the Texas Hill Country's German roots, this book is for you. It is a treasure trove of old photographs and charming stories from Fredericksburg's past. It is by far the finest book available on Fredericksburg history. We even found a picture of our old victorian in this book! The book is top quality; printed on glossy paper and full of color. If you want to learn more about this now-thriving tourist haven, be sure and get a copy of the Mohon's book.

This book is ideal for all types of readers. After seeing the length of the book, I was pleasantly surprised at how well the characters were developed. I only wish I had read the book before I watched the movie. I couldn't help but picture Clint Eastwood as Josey Wales. I wonder how I would have pictured the main character had I not seen the movie. Oh well, the book was great anyway

This book captures some of the best things about TAMU and the Corps - camaraderie, teamwork, loyalty. It is a wonderful picture of pre-PC Corps life. This book is a pointer to the things the 12th Man stands for, and why we stand for the 12th Man.

These letters written to his family by a foot soldier serving in France during World War I graphically remind us that war can not only be hell, it is hell.

American raised and professionally a scholar at Stanford University Robert Pellissier nonetheless felt the pull of his native country, France. This may well have been his reason for enlisting in the French army in 1914. He was sent to the front where he fought in the Alsace mountains.

Masterfully written these documents relate in gripping detail life and death in the dank, frigid trenches where French soldiers are bombarded every day by thousands of German shells. Pellissier tells his family of the horrific sights he encounters almost hourly, and of the ill treatment of civilians by the Germans. His professorial eye misses nothing of the bravery or the cowardice.

He was wounded on August 29, 1916, and died soon after. His letters were penned from officer training school, from the front lines, and from the hospital. All are testimony to a man who loved and died for his native land.

- Gail Cooke

A coaching legend, Gordon Wood, provides a complete overview of the methods he used to become the winningest coach in Texas High School History. From trick plays to fund-raising, Wood discusses it all in this master work. Any coach can benefit from the concepts presented. Wood includes plenty of anecdotes that any fan of football will find interesting.

have a 1991 edition of the Texas road atlas that is almost worn out & would love to find another copy. this atlas has gone on many vacations with us & later with our son when he started driving. Our son is 20 years old now & in college, when he finally is ready to move out of the house i,m afraid there may be a custody battle over the atlas.

This is a great, very well organized and researched book.

The theaters described cover Texas and provide a guide to the culture and history of the State.

The photos are majestic, with a haunting quality that makes me want to take my son on a cross-state trip to see the theaters and learn about his Texas heritage.

I wish the book had more detail about the fascinating photos. Some are not dated.