Sul Ross at Texas A&M /

Most Texans today know of Lawrence Sullivan Ross only by his namesake, Sul Ross State University, or for his role in the capture of Cynthia Ann Parker as a fabled Texas Ranger. A few may know that he was a general in the Confederate army or that he served as the nineteenth governor of Texas. But for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Adams, John A., Jr., 1951- (Author)
Other Authors:	Sharp, John (John Spencer) (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2021].
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 132.
Subjects:	Ross, Lawrence Sullivan, > 1838-1898. Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas > Presidents > Biography. Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas > History > 19th century. Education, Higher > Texas > College Station > History > 19th century. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Educators. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)

Table of Contents:

"This Intrepid, Daring Knight"
Called to the College
Schemes of Ambition
Military Peacockery
Rough, Tough, Real Stuff
Legacy.