Metz, Leon Claire
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Metz, Leon Claire
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Metz, Leon Claire, 1930-
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Metz, Leon C.
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Metz, Leon C. (Leon Claire)
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Southwestern historian and lecturer.
El Paso historian and author of works on the Southwest.
Leon C. Metz was born November 6, 1930 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He has resided in El Paso, Texas since 1948. Metz worked in the oil fields of Texas, served as policeman in El Paso, archivist at the University of Texas at El Paso, executive assistant to the mayor of El Paso, public affairs officer for MBank, and chairman of El Paso's promotion of the Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration. He currently works as a writer, lecturer, and tour leader.
Active in documenting the history of the west, Metz has produced numerous books, and articles in magazines, historical journals, and newspapers. His publications include: Pat Garrett: The Story of a Western Lawman, 1974; The Shooters, 1976; Fort Bliss: An Illustrated History, 1981 and Border: The U.S.-Mexico Line, 1989.
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