Joe Thompson, PhD.
Faculty Lecturer, C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, President and Social Media Director, SABR Houston Chapter International Business and Sports Management Professor Sports and Pop Culture Historian, Author. History PhD specializing in sports and pop culture. Hometown: Splendora, TX. Born in 1970s, but I am an 1980s kid. Co-Author and contributor of several books. Twitter: @splendorajoe
The book by historian Paul E Johnson is a good read about the life of Sam Patch and 1820s, 1830s America.
The Last Leap of Sam Patch. A blog post at “Headlines and Heroes” on 2018-10-02.
— Read on blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2018/10/the-last-leap-of-sam-patch/
Joe Thompson, PhD. 