Ashbel Smith of Texas - Silverthorne, Elizabeth
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"In the first full-length biography of this important Texas statesman, Elizabeth Silverthorne portrays not only a very human and exciing personality but also the world he lived in, as seen through his eyes, and the part he played in shaping that world. Using public records, Smith's own journals, memoranda, and personal papers and the writings of his prominent contemporaries, she presents the tale of a vital, complex life 'so inextricably woven into the history of Texas ... that whenever we examine any of the burning issues of the day--finance, politics, religion, transportation, immigration,…mehr

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"In the first full-length biography of this important Texas statesman, Elizabeth Silverthorne portrays not only a very human and exciing personality but also the world he lived in, as seen through his eyes, and the part he played in shaping that world. Using public records, Smith's own journals, memoranda, and personal papers and the writings of his prominent contemporaries, she presents the tale of a vital, complex life 'so inextricably woven into the history of Texas ... that whenever we examine any of the burning issues of the day--finance, politics, religion, transportation, immigration, agriculture, warfare, medicine, or education--we find Ashbel Smith there, analyzing, expounding, crusading, searching for the truth to open the way to a better life' for Texans"--
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ELIZABETH SILVERTHORNE is a freelance writer who has spent seven years researching the life and work of Ashbel Smith. To understand his perspective and to gather materials, she has traced his footsteps from Hartford to Salisbury, North Carolina, to New Haven to London and Paris to Evergreen, his home on Galveston Bay. Silverthorne, who has taught college courses in writing and literature, now lives in Temple, Texas.