James L. Haley is an American

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who has written numerous books on

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and Western history, as well as several novels. Haley grew up in

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, attended L. D. Bell High School in

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, and graduated from the

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with a degree in

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. He attended the

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for two years before resigning to become a full-time writer. Haley's work has garnered many awards, including two

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s (2002 & 2011) from the

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Books

Non-Fiction

*''The Buffalo War: The History of the Red River Indian Uprising of 1874'' (Doubleday, 1976; State House Press, 1998) *''Apaches: A History and Culture Portrait'' (Doubleday, 1981; University of Oklahoma Press, 1997) *''Texas: An Album of History: From the Frontier to Spindletop'' (St. Martin's, 1991) *''Texas: From Spindletop through World War II'' (St. Martin's, 1993) *''

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'' (University of Oklahoma Press, 2002) *''Passionate Nation: The Epic History of Texas'' (Free Press, 2006) *''Wolf: The Lives of Jack London'' (Basic Books, 2010) *''Burleson Century: A History for the Centennial of Incorporation'' (The City of Burleson, Texas, 2012) *''The Texas Supreme Court: A Narrative History, 1836-1986'' (University of Texas Press, 2013) *''Captive Paradise: A History of Hawaii'' (St. Martin's Press, 2014)

Fiction

*''The Kings of San Carlos'' (Doubleday, 1987) *''The Lions of Tsavo'' (Bantam, 1989) *''Final Refuge: A Novel of Eco-Terrorism'' (St. Martin's, 1994) *''The Shores of Tripoli: Lieutenant Putnam and the Barbary Pirates'' (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2016) *''A Darker Sea: Master Commandant Putnum and The War of 1812'' (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2017)

References

External links

www.jameslhaley.com
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