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James P. Bevill

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Houston

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History, Nonfiction

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JAMES P. BEVILL expert on many different aspects of money. He is an independent historian and award winning author. His previous works focused on economic, financial, political and naval history. He guest curated several educational exhibits on the Republic of Texas at major museums in his home state.

Jim has been elected as an honorary member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas for his preservation of the history of the money and the economy of the Republic of Texas.

Bevill is a Senior Vice President – Wealth Management in the River Oaks office of UBS Financial Services in Houston. His inaugural book is The Paper Republic, The Struggle for Money, Credit and Independence in the Republic of Texas. He lives in Houston with his wife, Jodie.

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Average rating: 4.71 · 7 ratings · 3 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Paper Republic: The Struggle for Money, Credit and Independence in the Republic of Texas 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spies in Saigon: CIA Covert Operations in French Indochina and South Vietnam, 1950–1963 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2026	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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James Bevill rated a book it was amazing Santa Anna's Army in the Texas Revolution, 1835 (The Texas Experience, Books made possible by Sarah '84 and Mark '77 Philpy) by Gregg J. Dimmick	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
In this first of a three-book-series on the Mexican Army in Texas, Gregg Dimmick begins his contrarian perspective of the Texas Revolution by painting an extraordinarily detailed picture of a central government in Mexico exasperated by the troublesom ...more
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James Bevill rated a book it was amazing Drawn Swords in a Distant Land: South Vietnam's Shattered Dreams by George J. Veith	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Drawn Swords is a fascinating and extraordinarily detailed look into Vietnamese politics and the Second Republic of Vietnam under Nguyen Van Thieu. Although this is no short story, the author's ability to uncover previously hidden information and wea ...more
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