Stephen F. Austin: Empresario of Texas (The Lamar Series in Western History)

Known as a daring pioneer and the "Father of Texas," Stephen F. Austin has nevertheless remained an enigmatic hero. This book is the first major biography of Austin in more than seventy years, at last bringing into sharp focus his private life, motives, personality, character, and skills he employed as a central player in events leading to the Texas Revolution and the establishment of the Lone Star Republic.