Sam Houston
Allan Carpenter
A biography of the colorful Sam Houston who served America in many ways, but whose name is now inextricably linked with Texas.
Read Time: ~2.9 hr
J. William Fulbright
by Eugene Brown (1985)
About this book
The shaping of Fulbright's views -- Public service, 1942-1959 -- Public service, 1959-1963 -- Myths old and new -- Fulbright's dissent, 1965-1966 -- The limitationist critique and the end of the Johnson consensus -- Fulbright in the Nixon years -- Autumnal perspectives.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreJ. William Fulbright Lead Character
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