About the Author

Historian KENNETH BAXTER RAGSDALE is the author of The Year America Discovered Texas: Centennial '36, published by Texas A&M University Press, as well as several other books and articles in Texas history.

Reviews

"The fascinating story of Howard E. Perry and his Terlingua fiefdom on the edge of Big Bend National Park...perhaps the best book written on the Big Bend country."--William H. Goetzmann--William H. Goetzmann