A PRIEST, A PROSTITUTE, AND SOME OTHER EARLY TEXANS

A collection of short biographies of the Texas's most colorful characters includes Father Miguel Muldoon, the Irish-Spanish Catholic priest and diplomat who helped convert Protestants in order to settle Austin, and six foot two prostitute and hotel keeper Sarah Bowman, who fought as bravely as a man among the Rangers and was buried with full military honors. Illus.