LEADER 03415oam 22005414a 450 001 9910798182103321 005 20231110233114.0 010 $a1-62511-039-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000596042 035 $a(EBL)4406008 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001614590 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16340860 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001614590 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14914956 035 $a(PQKB)10864239 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4406008 035 $a(OCoLC)939405908 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse52637 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000596042 100 $a20160219e20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aStephen F. Austin$b[electronic resource] $eEmpresario of Texas /$fby Gregg Cantrell ; with a new preface by the author 205 $a2016 paperback edition with new preface 210 1$aAustin, [Texas] :$cTexas State Historical Association,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (500 p.) 225 1 $aWatson Caufield and Mary Maxwell Arnold Republic of Texas series ;$vnumber three 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-62511-037-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 452-467) and index. 327 $aA 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. 330 $aThe Texas State Historical Association is pleased to offer a reprint edition of Stephen F. Austin: Empresario of Texas, Gregg Cantrell's path-breaking biography of the founder of Anglo Texas. Cantrell's portrait goes beyond the traditional interpretation of Austin as the man who spearheaded American Manifest Destiny. Cantrell portrays Austin as a borderlands figure who could navigate the complex cultural landscape of 1820s Texas, then a portion of Mexico. His command of the Spanish language, respect for the Mexican people, and ability to navigate the shoals of Mexican politics made him the perfect advocate for his colonists and often for all of Texas. Yet when conflicts between Anglo colonists and Mexican authorities turned violent, Austin's accomodationist stance became outdated. Overshadowed by the military hero Sam Houston, he died at the age of forty-three, just six months after Texas independence. Decades after his death, Austin's reputation was resurrected and he became known as the "Father of Texas." More than just an icon, Stephen F. Austin emerges from these pages as a shrewd, complicated, and sometimes conflicted figure. 410 0$aWatson Caufield and Mary Maxwell Arnold Republic of Texas series ;$vno. 3. 606 $aPioneers$zTexas$vBiography 607 $aTexas$xHistory$yTo 1846 615 0$aPioneers 676 $a976.404092 700 $aCantrell$b Gregg$f1958-$01463650 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798182103321 996 $aStephen F. Austin$93784853 997 $aUNINA