CAPTIVE PARADISE: A HISTORY OF HAWAII
This narrative of the journey of Hawaii from pre-Western contact to U.S. Territory is the first to give native islanders their agency in the flow of events, with extensive coverage of the accomplishments—and fatal mistakes-of the kingdom's eight monarchs
THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS: A NARRATIVE HISTORY 1836-1986
Often thumbing its nose at U.S. judicial precedent, Texas's highest court proved itself an unexpected hero in advancing such liberal causes as women’s rights and protections for debtors and consumers—before 1900
WOLF: THE LIVES OF JACK LONDON
This prize-winning biography of one of America's most famous writers throws new light on the family, friends, and lovers who shaped his meteoric career
PASSIONATE NATION: THE EPIC HISTORY OF TEXAS
This 600-page, prize-winning history of the Spanish province, independent Republic, and American state focuses on the lesser players who did not "make the cut" to be included in the standard treatments
SAM HOUSTON
A winner of nine awards, this is the most intimate biography ever written of the legendary Texan, based on primary sources never before available
FINAL REFUGE
A contemporary thriller set in a game park near Houston, Texas, the book on the surface is about running a zoo, but really is about the black market in endangered species and animal products
THE LIONS OF TSAVO
A historical novel about the man-eating lions of Tsavo, east Africa, whose predation shut down construction of the Uganda Railroad in 1898
THE KINGS OF SAN CARLOS
A historical novel based on the Apache experience of Agent John P. Clum, a 22-year-old New York farmer placed in office by a crooked cabal of army profiteers intent on starting a new war
TEXAS: AN ALBUM OF HISTORY
More than two hundred photographs, some never before published, narrate the history of Texas from Spanish colony to the end of the frontier
APACHES: A HISTORY AND CULTURE-PORTRAIT
The story of a great people, not just their conflicts with Anglos, but of their cultural Life-way, the demands it made on them, and its influence on events
