T. R. Fehrenbach
T. R. Fehrenbach, Jr. | |
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Born | San Benito, Texas, U.S. |
January 12, 1925
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. San Antonio, Texas |
Residence | San Antonio, Texas |
Occupation | Historian Columnist for San Antonio Express-News and other publications |
Spouse(s) | Lillian Fehrenbach |
Theodore Reed Fehrenbach, Jr. (January 12, 1925 – December 1, 2013) was an American historian, columnist, and the former head of the Texas Historical Commission (1987-1991).[1] He graduated from Princeton University in 1947,[2] and had published more than twenty books, including the best seller Lone Star: A History of Texas and Texans[3] and This Kind of War, about the Korean War.
Although he served as a U.S. Army officer during the Korean War, his own service is not mentioned in the book. Fehrenbach also wrote for Esquire, The Atlantic, The Saturday Evening Post, and The New Republic.[4] He was known as an authority on Texas,[5] Mexico, and the Comanche people.[citation needed] For almost 30 years, he wrote a weekly column on Sundays for the San Antonio Express-News. On August 23, 2013, T.R. Fehrenbach announced that he would retire from writing columns because of declining health.[6] T.R. Fehrenbach died of a congenital heart defect at Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio on December 1, 2013.[7][8]
Selected bibliography
- U. S. Marines In Action, 1962, LCCN 62-2205. Republished in 2000, ISBN 1-58586-062-X
- This Kind of War: A Study In Unpreparedness 1963, LCCN 63-9972. Republished in 1998 as This Kind Of War: The Classic Korean War History ISBN 1-57488-161-2, LCCN 98-27350
- Crossroads in Korea, the Historic Siege of Chipyong-Ni, 1966, LCCN 66-10022
- The Gnomes of Zurich, 1966, LCCN 66-77383
- The Swiss Banks, 1966, LCCN 65-28589
- This Kind Of Peace, 1966, LCCN 66-17238
- FDR's Undeclared War, 1939–1941, 1967, LCCN 67-13415
- Greatness to Spare: The Heroic Sacrifices of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence, 1968, LCCN 68-30756. Republished in 2000, ISBN 0-7351-0164-7
- The Fight for Korea: from the War of 1950 to the Pueblo Incident, 1969, LCCN 68-29982
- The United Nations in war and peace, 1968, LCCN 68-23669
- Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans, 1968, LCCN 68-25222. Republished in 2000, ISBN 0-306-80942-7, LCCN 00-21771
- Fire And Blood: A History Of Mexico, 1973, LCCN 72-91265. Republished in 1995, ISBN 0-306-80628-2, LCCN 94-45811
- Comanches: The Destruction of a People, 1974, LCCN 73-20761. Republished in 2003 as Comanches: The History of a People, ISBN 1-4000-3049-8, LCCN 2003-267713
- Seven Keys To Texas, 1983, ISBN 0-87404-069-8, LCCN 82-74272
- Texas: A Salute from Above, 1985, ISBN 0-940672-28-6, LCCN 84-52739
Sources for book publication data: United States Library of Congress, Amazon.com.
T. R. Fehrenbach Award
The Texas Historical Commission gives this award to recognize books about Texas history and pre-history. The award is given annually.[1]
References
- Sanbenitohistory.com
- randomhouse.com
- Fehrenbach, T. R., Comanches: The Destruction of a People, Knopf, New York, 1974
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 T.R. Fehrenbach Book Award, Texas Historical Commission, retrieved 2009-02-22
- ↑ "T.R. Fehrenbach." The Complete Marquis Who's Who. Marquis Who's Who, 2008. Gale Biography In Context. Web. Retrieved 6 Jan. 2011. Document URL Gale Document Number: GALE|K2014301392. Fee, via Fairfax County Public Library.
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- ↑ "T(heodore) R(eed) Fehrenbach, (Jr.)." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Gale Biography In Context. Retrieved 6 Jan. 2011. Document URL Gale Document Number: GALE|H1000030971. Fee, via Fairfax County Public Library.
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- ↑ A farewell from an author and historian
- ↑ He made history read like the news
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External links
- Interview with T. R. Fehrenbach, May 30, 2001. University of Texas at San Antonio: Institute of Texan Cultures: Oral History Collection, UA 15.01, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
- Works by T. R. Fehrenbach at Project Gutenberg
- Works by T. R. Fehrenbach at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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- 1925 births
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- American military writers
- Historians of Texas
- Historians of the Texas Revolution
- Historians of Mexico
- Historians of the United States
- American military historians
- American male writers
- Princeton University alumni
- 20th-century American writers
- 20th-century American historians
- American military personnel of the Korean War
- United States Army officers
- Writers from San Antonio, Texas
- People from Cameron County, Texas
- American people of German descent