Bibliograph

Seat of empire, the embattled birth of Austin, Texas, Jeffrey Stuart Kerr

Type

Label

Seat of empire, the embattled birth of Austin, Texas, Jeffrey Stuart Kerr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-275) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Seat of empire

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

818318287

Responsibility statement

Jeffrey Stuart Kerr

Series statement

The Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest

Sub title

the embattled birth of Austin, Texas

Summary

"The history of the controversial founding of Austin as the capital of Texas"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Mirabeau Lamar's buffalo -- The nomadic government -- False start -- The raven and the poet -- Selecting a site -- Waterloo -- Road to Austin -- Building a city -- "There will be a public sale of lots" -- Lamar's triumph -- The fourth congress -- Frontier capital -- Moccasin tracks -- The pig war -- Fiasco -- Return of the raven -- Chaos -- Desolation -- Salvation

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