Description

The first 51 pages of this book give the author’s overview of Smith County history with illustrations, including some by artist A.C. Gentry. The remainder of the book consists of corporate histories of the book’s sponsors, written by Eric Dabney and Scott Williams.

Excerpt from Dust Jacket: Archie P. McDonald has taught history at Stephen F. Austin State University for forty-three years and serves as director of the East Texas Historical Association and editor of the Association’s Journal. He is a past president of the Texas State Historical Association, past vice chair of the Texas Historical Commission, and is the author/editor of more than twenty books on historical topics.