Stephen F. Austin: empresario of Texas

"Stephen F. Austin, the "Father of Texas," has long been enshrined in the public imagination as an authentic American hero, but one who was colorless and rather remote. This book, the first major biography in more than seventy years, brings Austin's private life, motives, persona...

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Main Author: Cantrell, Gregg (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven [u.a.] Yale Univ. Press 1999
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Summary:"Stephen F. Austin, the "Father of Texas," has long been enshrined in the public imagination as an authentic American hero, but one who was colorless and rather remote. This book, the first major biography in more than seventy years, brings Austin's private life, motives, personality, and character into sharp focus, revealing a driven man who successfully mixed effort and cunning, idealism and pragmatism to build an illustrious career."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:XIV, 493 S. Ill.
ISBN:0300076835

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