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Travels with Joe : the life story of a historian from Texas, 1917-1993

Title: Travels with Joe : the life story of a historian from Texas, 1917-1993 / by David G. McComb.
Author: McComb, David G.
Publication: Austin : Texas State Historical Association, 2001.

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Description

158 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Joe B. Frantz was noted for his entertaining talks, his love of anecdote, and his wit in phrase-making. He spent his life working as a college professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin and at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. He was director of the Texas State Historical Association from 1966 to 1977 and gathered the oral history of the Lyndon B. Johnson administration.
Along the way he taught graduate students, wrote books and articles, and gave speeches. "Joe," as he preferred to be called, received the mantle of Texas history from his mentor, Walter Prescott Webb, and progressed to become a recognized western and national historian. His era spanned the time when the University of Texas became a major doctoral school that trained historians, and his students are now senior professors in departments across the country.".
"This biography of Frantz traces his lifetime from an orphan in Dallas until his death in Houston in 1993. Travels with Joe is based upon Frantz's personal papers, interviews, and writings. It narrates the story of Frantz's triumphs and storms, and captures the essence of this fascinating and influential man. Life, for Joe B. Frantz, was a grand journey, an adventure that he preferred to share with others. This book is about his journey."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN

0876111819 (alk. paper)

LCCN

00053647

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Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries