Jerry D. Thompson
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Historian Jerry D. Thompson
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| Born |
November 21, 1942 Springerville Apache County Arizona, US |
| Residence | Laredo, Webb County, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Western New Mexico University University of New Mexico |
| Occupation | Professor, writer |
| Employer | Texas A&M International University |
| Spouse(s) | Sara Cabello Thompson |
| Children | Jeremy Thompson |
| Parent(s) | Jerry W. and Jo Thompson |
Western New Mexico University University of New Mexico
Jerry Don Thompson (born November 21, 1942) is Regents Professor of History at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas. He is a prolific author of books on a variety of related topics, specializing in the American Civil War, the history of the Southwestern United States, and Texas history. According to WorldCat, two of his books are available from more than six hundred major libraries worldwide --Confederate General of the West: Henry Hopkins Sibley, and Civil War in the Southwest: Recollections of the Sibley Brigade.
Thompson was born to Jerry W. Thompson, Jr. (1920–2010), and Jo Thompson (1917–1982) in Springerville in Apache County in eastern Arizona, but he was reared in the unincorporated community of Quemado in Catron County in western New Mexico. He holds a Doctor of Arts degree in history from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a Master of Arts in history from the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Western New Mexico University in Silver City. Thompson has served in the past as Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at Texas A&M International and Chairperson of the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the Laredo Community College, when it was still named Laredo Junior College.
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