Born in the Texas Hill Country, Lyndon B. Johnson brought a western sensibility to the White House. Building on recent studies that have delved into Johnson's Texas roots, Fernlund has written a lively biography that shows how Johnson's home state molded his early years.
Born in the Texas Hill Country, Lyndon B. Johnson brought a western sensibility to the White House. Building on recent studies that have delved into J...
In 1922, the teenage son of a Jewish immigrant ventured from Manhattan to New Mexico for his health. It was the first of many trips to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, a western retreat where J. Robert Oppenheimer would eventually hold pathbreaking discussions with world-renowned scientists about atomic physics. Oppenheimer came to feel at home in the American West, and while extensive studies have been made of the man, this is the first book to explicitly link him with the region. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Cold War, and the Atomic West explores how the West influenced Oppenheimer...
In 1922, the teenage son of a Jewish immigrant ventured from Manhattan to New Mexico for his health. It was the first of many trips to the Sangre d...
