Recounts the life of the markswoman and performer who achieved fame with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show.

Annie Oakley: Legendary Sharpshooter (Historical American Biographies)

Teen & Young Adult

Flynn, Jean

Biographies

Enslow Pub Inc

A biography of the restless adventurer who made his reputation with a hunting knife, became a successful farmer and businessman, and died in the siege of the Alamo.

Jim Bowie: A Texas Legend (Stories for Young Americans Series)

Children's Books

Eakin Pr

A biography of the Texas pioneer and leader in the Texas Revolution of 1835 and 1836.

Stephen F. Austin the Father of Texas (Stories for Young Americans Series)

Literature & Fiction

William Barret Travis

Biographies & Memoirs

Reference & Collections

Eakin Press

One of the many legendary heroes of the fight for Texas Independence, James Butler Bonham was a lawyer by profession who grew up in South Carolina. He left his law practice and turned to a stint in the military as captain of a Charleston, S.C., artillery company. In 1835 he led a rally for support of the Texan fight for independence and raised a company of volunteers to fight in Texas. It is believed he traveled to the Alamo with James Bowie, where both men would become legendary figures in Texas history.   Bonham was sent by the commander of the Alamo, Colonel William Travis to find reinforcements  for the Alamo at Goliad. When none were to be found he elected to return to the Alamo where he died along with the rest of the Alamo defenders. Jean Flynn provides a biography for younger readers telling his story and how he earned his place in Texas history.

James Butler Bonham

History

Discusses the early years, marriage, and political campaigns and projects of Lady Bird Johnson.

Lady: The Story of Claudia Alta (Lady Bird Johnson, Texas' First Lady)

Biography of doctor, farmer, and politician Anson Jones, who served as the last president of the Republic of Texas and was instrumental in bringing Texas into the union.

Anson Jones: The Last President of the Republic of Texas

Education & Reference

Profiles notable women in Texas who challenged the structure of society to succeed in a male-dominated world, including Christia V. Daniels Adair, Mary Austin Holley, and Judith Zaffirini.

Texas Women Who Dared to Be First

William Barrett Travis was born in South Carolina, but his name will forever be linked to Texas and honored by Texans. He was only twenty-six and a lieutenant colonel in the Texas Army when he found himself in command of the Alamo. Faced with overwhelming numbers, Travis penned a letter seeking reinforcements. That letter addressed "To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World," has become one of the most often quoted and important documents in Texas history. Travis died with his men at the Alamo, but his legacy will live forever in the history of Texas. Jean Flynn is one of the most prolific authors profiling famous Texans for younger readers. In addition to William Barrett Travis: "Victory of Death," she has also written about Jim Bowie, Stephen F. Austin, James Butler Bonham, James W. Fannin, Anson Jones and Lady Bird Johnson.

William Barrett Travis: Victory or Death

Stephen F. Austin established the first successful Anglo-American colony in what would become Texas. He brought 300 families to Texas in 1825 and while he led the effort for settlers to get along with the Mexican government, he would eventually become a leader in the effort for Texas independence. Today he is recognized as "The Father of Texas."

Stephen F. Austin: Father of Texas

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