Seat of Empire: The Embattled Birth of Austin, Texas
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Seat of Empire: The Embattled Birth of Austin, Texas

Seat of Empire: The Embattled Birth of Austin, Texas

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Jeffrey Stuart Kerr (Author)  

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The founding of Austin sparked one of the first great political battles in the Republic of Texas, pitting two Texas titans against each other: Mirabeau Lamar, who within the space of a year rose from army private to Texas vice president of Texas, and Sam Houston, the hero of San Jacinto and a man both loved and hated throughout the Republic. The shy, soft-spoken, self-righteous Lamar dreamed of a great imperial capital city in the wilderness-but to achieve it faced the hardships of the frontier, the mighty Comanche nation, the Mexican army, and the political might of Sam Houston. 38 illustrations
In addition to Seat of Empire, Jeffrey S. Kerr has written two other books on Texas history, Austin, Texas: Then and Now (a 2005 non-fiction finalist for the Writers' League of Texas Violet Crown Award) and The Republic of Austin (now in its third printing with Waterloo Press).
  • Contributor: Jeffrey Stuart Kerr
  • Imprint: Texas Tech Press,U.S.
  • ISBN13: 9780896727823
  • Number of Pages: 352
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Texas Tech Press,U.S.
  • Release Date: 2013-07-30
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: In addition to Seat of Empire, Jeffrey S. Kerr has written two other books on Texas history, Austin, Texas: Then and Now (a 2005 non-fiction finalist for the Writers' League of Texas Violet Crown Award) and The Republic of Austin (now in its third printing with Waterloo Press).

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