| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 493 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
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 |
| 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."--Jacket |
| Notes |
"Published in cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-478) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Kate Broocks Bates Award, 2001 |
| Subject |
Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836.
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Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836 fast |
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Austin, Stephen Fuller 1793-1836 gnd |
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Austin, Stephen Fuller. swd |
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Pioneers -- Texas -- Biography
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HISTORY -- General.
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Pioneers
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Politieke activiteit.
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Texas -- History -- To 1846.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85134262
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Texas -- History -- To 1846
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Texas
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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History
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780300185744 |
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030018574X |
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9781625110398 |
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1625110391 |
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