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S. C. Gwynne

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Writer-at-large S. C. “Sam” Gwynne has worked for Texas Monthly in a variety of capacities since 2000. He is the author of six nonfiction books, including Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Tribe in American History, published in 2010. The book was on the New York Times best-seller list for 82 weeks and was a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. His book Rebel Yell was also a New York Times best-seller and was a finalist for both the PEN Award for biography and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Prior to working for Texas Monthly, he was a correspondent, bureau chief, and senior editor for Time magazine.

74 Articles

Web Exclusive|
March 1, 2004

Call of the Wild

Seven images and captions—from the campsite to the view from the rim—show how executive editor S. C. "Sam" Gwynne spent seven days alone on the Solitario.

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Critters|
March 1, 2004

Conversations With a Grasshopper

To experience the majesty and peril of the desert on my own terms, I spent a week alone in the Solitario, the most remote area of Big Bend Ranch State Park. I confronted my darkest fears—and made small talk with an insect.

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Politics & Policy|
November 1, 2003

Weapon of Mass Communication

This was the summer of George W. Bush's discontent, when sixteen specious words in the State of the Union address threw the White House into disarray. Can his 32-year-old mediameister, Dan Bartlett, get the message and the messenger back on track?

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Business|
August 31, 2003

Pilot Error

Wondering what American Airlines CEO Don Carty was thinking when his plan to save the company blew up in his face? I certainly was. So I went to see him.

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Reporter|
July 31, 2003

Rain of Error

For as long as there has been a Texas, there have been dry spells when people wished it would rain. One huckster actually tried to make it happen—with the financial backing of Congress.

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Reporter|
December 1, 2002

Grand Illusion

Deep pockets and an uphill climb: S. C. Gwynne says the last days of Tony Sanchez's campaign for governor looked an awful lot like the first.

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Politics & Policy|
May 31, 2002

Lonesome Cowboy

A businessman with the Western virtues of courage and self-reliance. An aloof aristocrat who bought his way into Republican politics. Who is the real David Dewhurst, and why are so many people so unenthusiastic about his campaign for lieutenant governor?

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Business|
March 1, 2002

Swamped!

If you're looking for endless stretches of pristine coastline, more birds than you can count, and the state's largest concentration of alligators, then Port Arthur is your gateway to an unexpected adventure.

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Web Exclusive|
November 1, 2001

Report Card

Executive editor S. C. Gwynne tells the story behind this month's cover story, "How Good Is Your Kid's School?"

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The Culture|
September 30, 2001

Dr. No

Republican congressman Ron Paul, of Surfside, believes that much of our federal government should be abolished. He has voted against honoring the likes of Rosa Parks and repeatedly goes against his constituents' interests. He is a contrarian, an outsider, and an ineffectual lawmaker. And he just may be unbeatable.

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Business|
June 30, 2001

Boss Perot, Jr.

He made his name in real estate, but now Ross Perot, Jr., is running the computer services company that bears his family's name—and taking care of business with his father.

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Business|
April 30, 2001

Gaining Currency

How did Laredo-based IBC become one of the most powerful banks in Texas? Here's a full account.

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Politics & Policy|
November 1, 2000

Judge Not

When Senators Phil Gramm and Kay Bailey Hutchison blocked the nomination of El Paso's Enrique Moreno to the powerful Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals they triggered a firestorm of protest fueled by wounded ethnic pride.

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