Co-authored by Randy Roberts, former SHSU professor, the book has been selected to receive the Texas Historical Foundation's Deolece Parmelee Award for outstanding achievement in historical preservation through historic research. Though many books are nominated for this award, the Texas Historical Foundation bestows only one book with this honor. The award will be presented in Austin at a dinner hosted by the foundation at the Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farm on Thursday, April 19. Olson is the guest speaker. Oddly enough, Olson was asked to be the guest speaker at this event prior to receiving the award.
People often use it to support their own current political points of view.
By showing the defenders' strengths, Olson and Roberts are able to discount the liberal approach that portrays the Alamo soldiers in a less than admirable light. The book got good reviews in magazines, newspapers, and journals that are considered liberal and conservative, so we felt good about having survived the reviewing process. Olson said he has received lots of positive comments from students, university officials, and people of the Huntsville community. This will be his second community signing. All are welcome.