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Cantrell Gregg <1958-> |
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Titolo |
Stephen F. Austin : Empresario of Texas / / by Gregg Cantrell ; with a new preface by the author |
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Austin, [Texas] : , : Texas State Historical Association, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[2016 paperback edition with new preface] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (500 p.) |
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Collana |
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Watson Caufield and Mary Maxwell Arnold Republic of Texas series ; ; number three |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Pioneers - Texas |
Texas History To 1846 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 452-467) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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A foundation for greatness, 1793-1810 -- Successes and failures, 1810-1818 -- New beginnings, 1819-1820 -- Texas, 1820-1821 -- Mexico, 1821-1823 -- Empresario Estevan F. Austin, 1823-1825 -- Staying the course, 1825-1827 -- Crises, personal and political, 1828-1830 -- We will be happy, 1830-1831 -- The call of duty, 1832-1833 -- Prison, 1833-1834 -- War is our only resource, 1835 -- The road to independence, 1835-1836 -- Home, 1836 -- Epilogue. The father of Texas : Stephen F. Austin in retrospect. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Texas State Historical Association is pleased to offer a reprint edition of Stephen F. Austin: Empresario of Texas, Gregg Cantrell's path-breaking biography of the founder of Anglo Texas. Cantrell's portrait goes beyond the traditional interpretation of Austin as the man who spearheaded American Manifest Destiny. Cantrell portrays Austin as a borderlands figure who could navigate the complex cultural landscape of 1820s Texas, then a portion of Mexico. His command of the Spanish language, respect for the Mexican people, and ability to navigate the shoals of Mexican politics made him the perfect advocate for his colonists and often for all of Texas. Yet when conflicts between Anglo colonists and Mexican authorities turned violent, Austin's accomodationist stance became outdated. Overshadowed by the military hero Sam Houston, he died at the age of forty-three, just six |
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months after Texas independence. Decades after his death, Austin's reputation was resurrected and he became known as the "Father of Texas." More than just an icon, Stephen F. Austin emerges from these pages as a shrewd, complicated, and sometimes conflicted figure. |
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