John H. Jenkins (1) (1940–1989)
Auteur de Recollections of Early Texas
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent John H. Jenkins, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
Séries
Œuvres de John H. Jenkins
Basic Texas Books: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works for a Research Library (1983) 34 exemplaires
Rare Books and Manuscript Thefts: A Security System for Librarians, Booksellers and Collectors (1982) 5 exemplaires
Five Centuries of Printing 1450-1978 Including at Least One Work From Each of the Past 500 Years (1975) 4 exemplaires
Early American Imprints: A Collection of Works Printed in America Between 1669 and 1800 (1977) 3 exemplaires
The Texas Revolution and Republic: Materials Relating to the Period from the Beginning of Anglo-American Settlement to… (1986) 3 exemplaires
American Celebration: the Creation and Evolution of the United States as Reflected in the Printed and Written Word,… (1976) 3 exemplaires
Texas History: One Thousand Rare Books With Additional Sections on Texas Maps, Photographs, and Manuscripts and a… (1980) 2 exemplaires
A catalogue of over 1400 county and town histories of Texas, with Ewell's sketch of Somervell County. 1 exemplaire
Early American Imprints; A Collection of Works Printed in America between 1662 and 1800 1 exemplaire
A Full Howes. a Catalogue of Books and Pamphlets Listed in Wright Howes' U.S. Iana. Catalogue 137 (1981) 1 exemplaire
The most remarkable Texas book: an essay on W.W. Heartsill's "Fourteen hundred and 91 days in the Confederate Army,"… 1 exemplaire
Early American Imprints III: A Collection of Works Printed in America between 1663 and 1800, Catalogue 150 (1983) 1 exemplaire
Robert E. Lee on the Rio Grande 1 exemplaire
Edward Burleson Texas Frontier Leader 1 exemplaire
Thrill all the modren kinds 1 exemplaire
Americana : recent acquisitions (159) 1 exemplaire
Americana : recent acquisitions (180) 1 exemplaire
Recent acquisitions 1 exemplaire
Rare books from five centuries 1316 – 1800 1 exemplaire
Latin America & the southwestern United States 1 exemplaire
Bibliography Reference: Books on Books: Catalogue 65 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Jenkins, John Holmes, III
- Date de naissance
- 1940-03-22
- Date de décès
- 1989-04-16
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Beaumont, Texas, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Études
- University of Texas, Austin (BA ∙ History)
- Professions
- publisher
bookseller
historian - Organisations
- Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (president ∙ 1980)
- Prix et distinctions
- Honorary Doctorate (LittD ∙ Union College)
Texas State Historical Association (fellow)
Texas Philosophical Society
Texas Institute of Letters
Membres
Critiques
Listes
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 34
- Membres
- 148
- Popularité
- #140,180
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 11
Hamer, whose story is told posthumously, chased bootleggers, Mexican bandits, politicians, dirty cops, and more. He was wounded seventeen times (including one time before he became a Texas Ranger), and left for dead four times. Hamer became a legend for his law enforcement work, and is probably best known for hunting down and killing Bonnie and Clyde.
The book tells his story in a captivating way. It's a shame he never wanted to capitalize on his life story by telling it during his lifetime. He said that he wanted his family to benefit from his reputation and experiences, but not until he passed away. Most of the stories are told using police records, newspaper accounts, and interviews with family, friends, and law officers. Still, John H Jenkins manages to weave the information into a very readable narrative.… (plus d'informations)