Stephen F. Austin: Empresario of TexasTexas A&M University Press, 9 feb 2016 - 496 páginas 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when conflicts between Anglo colonists and Mexican authorities turned violent, Austin’s accomodationist stance became outdated.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 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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TWO Successes and Failures 18101818 | |
THREE New Beginnings 18191820 | |
FOUR Texas 18201821 | |
FIVE Mexico 18211823 | |
SIX Empresario Estevan F Austin 18231825 | |
SEVEN Staying the Course 18251827 | |
TEN The Call of Duty 18321833 | |
ELEVEN Prison 18331834 | |
TWELVE War Is Our Only Resource 1835 | |
THIRTEEN The Road to Independence 18351836 | |
FOURTEEN Home 1836 | |
Stephen F Austin in Retrospect | |
Appendix | |
An Essay on Sources | |
EIGHT Crises Personal and Political 18281830 | |
NINE We Will Be Happy 18301831 | |
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