Joseph Neal Luther is a sixth-generation Texan who lives in Kerrville, Texas. He earned his doctorate at Texas A&M University and is a professor emeritus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he taught for twenty-three years, serving as associate dean of the College of Architecture. An enthusiastic historical archaeologist, Dr. Luther is a member of the national Society for Historical Archaeology and the Society for American Archeology and has given papers at their national conferences. Locally, he is an active member of the Texas State Historical Association, Texas Archeological Society, South Texas Archaeological Association, Wild West History Association and the West Texas Historical Association. Dr. Luther has written two books of historical archaeology: Camp Verde: Texas Frontier Defense (2012) and Fort Martin Scott: Guardian of the Treaty (2013). This is his third book on nineteenth-century Texas history in his Hill Country series.
