Stephen F. Austin: Empresario of Texas

Stephen F. Austin: Empresario of Texas, by Gregg Cantrell, is the first full-length biography of the "Father of Texas" in more than seventy years. In this book, we meet a lad whose father (Moses Austin) encouraged him to study hard and be a big thinker. And ... we meet a man who, despite conflicting ideas and objectives, grew up to be a highly respected leader.