James L. Haley

James L. Haley is an award-winning historian, biographer and novelist with more than 25 books to his credit, including Passionate Nation: The Epic History of Texas, which won the Fehrenbach Award from the Texas Historical Commission, and Captive Paradise: A History of Hawaii. His two biographies Sam Houston and Wolf: The Lives of Jack London, each won the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America. His novels include the Bliven Putnam Naval Adventure series. He has also written extensively on Native American, Texas and Western history. He lives in Austin, Texas.