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Joe Bertram Frantz (January 16, 1917 – November 16, 1993)〔(LC Authorities )〕 was a historian from the U.S. state of Texas who specialized in the American West.〔McComb, David G. ''Travels with Joe, 1917-1993: The Live Story of a Historian from Texas.'' Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Association, 2001. ISBN 9780876111819〕 ==Biography== Though born in Dallas, an adopted son of Ezra A. Frantz and the former Mary Buckley, Frantz was reared in Weatherford in Parker County west of Fort Worth.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joe Bertram Frantz )〕 He attended the University of Texas at Austin and obtained a bachelor's degree in journalism and a Master of Arts in history there, with the thesis entitled "The newspapers of the Republic of Texas".〔(WorldCat )〕 During his undergraduate tenure at UT, he was a staff member of the ''Daily Texan'' newspaper, a member of the Rusk Literary Society, and the Sigma Delta Chi Journalism Honor Society. His first job was as acting advisor and archivist at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site east of Houston, Texas. In 1943, Frantz joined the United States Navy during World War II. A lieutenant, he was involved in eight engangements as a communications officer in the South Pacific.〔 In 1948, Frantz earned his Ph.D. from UT with the dissertation entitled "Infinite pursuit: the story of Gail Borden", a study of the inventor of condensed milk.〔(WorldCat )〕 With his highest degree in hand, Frantz was then invited to join the UT faculty as an assistant professor. He was elevated in 1953 to associate professor and in 1959 to full professor. In 1959, with Julian E. Choate, he co-authored ''The American Cowboy: The Myth and the Reality''.〔http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ffrsp〕 After his retirement from UT, Frantz joined the faculty at Corpus Christi State University in Corpus Christi, Texas, now known as Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi.〔 Frantz died in a hospital in Houston and is interred at Texas State Cemetery in Austin.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Bertram Frantz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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