Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Walter Prescott Webb

Born: April 3, 1888
Died: March 8, 1963 (aged 74)
Bio: Walter Prescott Webb was an American historian noted for his groundbreaking work on the American West. As president of the Texas State Historical Association, he launched the project that produced the Handbook of Texas.
Known for:
- The Great Plains (1931)
- The Texas Rangers (1935)
- The great frontier (1952)
- The story of the Texas Rangers (1957)
- Flat Top, a Story of Modern Ranching (1960)