About Paul N Spellman
Experience and Expertise
Experience and Expertise
Experience and Expertise
With over thirty years teaching Texas and American History at the high school and university levels, and as an author of over 14 published books and a dozen journal articles, I believe that history is indeed the stories! Let's keep telling them!
Speaker Across Texas
Experience and Expertise
Experience and Expertise
I love talking about Texas and the American Frontier stories. The people are fascinating, their experiences unique and transformative for our history. Large groups or small, please contact me for your next program!
Wide Range of Published Books
Wide Range of Published Books
Wide Range of Published Books
I have had the great privilege to have over a dozen of my books published since 1999; a list is available on this website. And all of them are available on a variety of sites including Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Check them out!
My Most Popular Books in 2024
Wide Range of Published Books
Wide Range of Published Books
1. OLD 300; GONE TO TEXAS
2. THE MURDER OF WILLIAM MARSH RICE; A GALVESTON STORM NOVEL
3. UNTIL I COME HOME; LOVE LETTERS FROM THE WAR, 1918-1919
Welcome to Paul N Spellman's oeuvre
Race to Velasco (1995)
This was my first published book, written for a 7th Grade Class that I was teaching at the time. It is now the first of a new five-book series I am working on in 2024, new title and all.
Forgotten Texas Leader: Hugh McLeod and the Texan-Santa Fe Expedition (TAMU Press 1999)
This was my dissertation for my 1997 PhD at The University of Houston, and my introduction into the remarkable world of academic publishing. A great experience!
Spindletop Boom Days (TAMU Press 2001)
Published in time for the Centennial of the Spindletop Oil Boom, this popular book is being considered for a second edition as we near the 125th anniversary of the birth of Texas Oil.
Captain John H. Rogers, Texas Ranger (UNT Press 2003)
The first of two Texas Ranger biographies, this book is in its second edition and also available as an Audio Book. It was also the inspiration for the official Rangers Foundation portraiture hanging in the Waco Texas Rangers Museum.
Captain J. A. Brooks, Texas Ranger (UNT Press 2007)
Rogers and Brooks were contemporaries leading the Texas Rangers into the 20th Century and modern law enforcement. Brooks County is named after this Ranger captain.
Wharton, A Local History (Arcadia Press 2010)
This was a fascinating experience in writing for a formulaic system, gathering hundreds of photographs to tell the story of this Southeast Texas city and county.
Old 300; Gone to Texas (KDP/Amazon 2014)
My bestseller to date, this is the story of the first American settlers in Mexico and Stephen F. Austin's Colony, 1820-1825. It is a great tale of the American Frontier Spirit, filled with the adventures, tragedies, and resilience of these first American families to make their way westward.
Until I Come Home; Love Letters From the War, 1918-1919 (KDP 2015)
What began as a simple research project into family letters became a wonderful story of the perils and promises of love and war Poignant and compelling, this book is available on Kindle as well as Amazon. It is a love story, and a true story, for the ages.
The Murder of William Marsh Rice; A Galveston Storm Novel (KDP 2017)
My first entry into adult historical fiction, this dramatic novel is based on the murder of the millionaire whose name now adorns Rice University, set against the infamous 1900 hurricane that destroyed a city, all through the eyes of a Pinkerton detective caught in the middle of it all. A great read and available on Kindle and as an Audio Book.
pauls@wcjc.edu
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