Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
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)