J. Norman Heard (MJ, MLS, University of Texas; Ph.D., history/anthropology, Louisiana State University), a retired librarian, has done historical research for 40 years. He contributed 20 articles to the Handbook of Texas (Texas State Historical Assn, 1952) and wrote the article on Indian captivities for a revision in progress. He has published Bookman's Guide to Americana, 9th ed. (1986), Hope Through Doing (1968), The Black Frontiersmen (1969), and White Into Red (1973). He is curator of the Museum of Missionaries of the Mississippi Valley.

... efficient writing style.... highly recommended...

J. Norman Heard (MJ, MLS, University of Texas; Ph.D., history/anthropology, Louisiana State University), a retired librarian, has done historical research for 40 years. He contributed 20 articles to the Handbook of Texas (Texas State Historical Assn, 1952) and wrote the article on Indian captivities for a revision in progress. He has published Bookman's Guide to Americana, 9th ed. (1986), Hope Through Doing (1968), The Black Frontiersmen (1969), and White Into Red (1973). He is curator of the Museum of Missionaries of the Mississippi Valley.

... efficient writing style.... highly recommended...

J. Norman Heard (MJ, MLS, University of Texas; Ph.D., history/anthropology, Louisiana State University), a retired librarian, has done historical research for 40 years. He contributed 20 articles to the Handbook of Texas (Texas State Historical Assn, 1952) and wrote the article on Indian captivities for a revision in progress. He has published Bookman's Guide to Americana, 9th ed. (1986), Hope Through Doing (1968), The Black Frontiersmen (1969), and White Into Red (1973). He is curator of the Museum of Missionaries of the Mississippi Valley.

... efficient writing style.... highly recommended...