J. Frank Dobie

Sep 18, 2019 — By John Phillip Santos

For years, the great folklorist convinced many scholars and activists that the vaunted “Texas Man of Letters” was an anti-Mexican racist. Maybe it’s time to reconsider that judgment—as Paredes himself eventually did.

Dec 23, 2015 — By Jeff Salamon

In 1975 the estate of J. Frank Dobie (1888–1964) established an endowment that would allow the University of Texas Press to keep his books in print for decades to come. Forty years later, the arrangement is still in place, and the press annually sells thousands of copies of…

Jan 20, 2013 — By Don Graham

Forty years after its publication, Horseman, Pass By is still one of Larry McMurtry's finest novels—and as groundbreaking as J. D. Salinger's masterpiece.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Gary Cartwright

It took me half my life to figure out that most of what I thought I knew about J. Frank Dobie was wrong.

Feb 1, 2000 — By Don Graham

Rereading John Graves

May 31, 1999 — By Don Graham

Horseman, Pass By

Sep 30, 1984 — By Stephen Harrigan

Pompeo Coppini’s heroic sculptures and European air were just what Texas’ fledgling gentry was hungry for in 1901. Since then his name has faded from memory, but his works endure.