James L. Haley is an American author and historian who has written several books on Texas history. Haley grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, and graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a degree in political science. He attended the University of Texas School of Law before becoming a full-time writer. Haley's work has garnered many awards, including a Spur Award from the Western Writers of America.

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)
• Sam Houston (University of Oklahoma Press, 2002)
• Passionate Nation: The Epic History of Texas (Free Press, 2006)

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)

External links

• www.jameslhaley.com
• James L. Haley