One should read this brilliant biography of a man who lived at a time of enourmous change and had the courage, energy and talent to influence much of the change. A farmer, lawyer, politician, father, diplomat, soldier/officer - successful at each. Founder of the University of Texas at Austin and Galveston, A.W. Terrell possessed oratory skills that only could come from a man whose intellect was above average. The author, Lewis Gould, not only captured a man,s unique character, but enables the reader to see early Texas through his words.