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Following the panel discussion Mr. Brands was interviewed remotely. He responded to audience telephone calls.
From the Texas Book Festival in Austin, this panel of historianstalked about their books. They also responded to questions from the audience… read more
From the Texas Book Festival in Austin, this panel of historianstalked about their books. They also responded to questions from the audience. Stephen Harrigan, author of “The Gates of the Alamo” moderated the panel. Panel members included W.H. Brands is the author of The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream, published by Doubleday. John Taliaferro is the author of Great White Fathers: The Story of the Obsessive Quest to Create Mount Rushmore, published by Public Affairs. James Haley is the author of Sam Houston, published by the University of Oklahoma Press. Bobby Bridger is the author of Buffalo Bill and the Sitting Bull: Inventing the Wild West, published by the University of Texas Press.
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