Bryan Professor of History at
and
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Personal Information
He received his B.A. and
Master's degrees from Southwest Texas State University, now known as Texas
State University, where he received a Alumni Achievement Award in 2008. After
serving as an officer in the
Cummins is interested in
late 18th and early 19th century Louisiana, Texas, and the Gulf Coast,
especially the Anglo-American migration into these areas during and after the
American Revolution.
Among his publications are
A
Guide to the History of Louisiana (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press,
1982,) A
Guide to the History of Texas
(Westport, CT:
Greenwood Press, 1988,) Spanish
Observers in the American Revolution (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State
University Press, 1992), Louisiana:
A History (
His
latest book, United
States History to 1877, is a textbook for college survey and Advanced
Placement courses. He recently completed a biography of Emily Austin Bryan Perry, the
daughter of Moses Austin and the sister of Stephen F. Austin published by the TCU
Press. To read short biography of Emily Austin Bryan Perry by Cummins, click Here.
He is a former member of the
Board of Directors of the
Cummins is the co-director
of the
He is at present
researching a biographical study of
For a copy of Light
Cummins' c.v., click Here . For a copy of a short biography of him, click.
Contact
Information:
Department of History
Voice: 903-813-2359
Secretary: 903-813-2361
Fax 903-813-2368
email lcummins@austincollege.edu
