09/29/2025 12:57:04 PMBooksAuthors draw on their expertise to tackle various subjects. Authors draw on their expertise to tackle various subjects. BooksstoryQuartermasters of Conquest Christopher N. Menking ('14 M.A., '19 Ph.D.)The alum analyzes the U.S. Army Quartermaster Department's impact on the Rio Grande Valley before, during and after the Mexican-American War. The Purifying Knife Betsy Friauf ('77) and Michael PhillipsThe writers, a journalism alumna and onetime UNT adjunct faculty member in history, research complicated narratives surrounding the issue of eugenics in the state of Texas. Leon Battista Alberti in Exile Peter Weller ('70)Weller, an actor and musician with many talents and interests, details the life of the Renaissance prodigy Leon Battista Alberti, who excelled in literature, architecture and art.