Seat of Empire: The Embattled Birth of Austin, Texas Contributor(s): Kerr, Jeffrey Stuart (Author) |
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ISBN: 0896729745 ISBN-13: 9780896729742 Publisher: Longleaf Service OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | United States - State & Local - General |
Dewey: 976.431 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 8.3" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
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Publisher Description: In 1838 Texas vice president Mirabeau B. Lamar, flush from the excitement of a successful buffalo hunt, gazed from a hilltop toward the paradise at his feet and saw the future. His poetic eye admired the stunning vista before him, with its wavering prairie grasses gradually yielding to clusters of trees, then whole forests bordering the glistening Colorado River in the distance. Lamar's equally awestruck companions, no strangers to beautiful landscapes, shuffled speechlessly nearby. But where these men saw only nature's handiwork, Lamar visualized a glorious manmade transformation--trees into buildings, prairie into streets, and the river itself into a bustling waterway. And he knew that with the presidency of the Republic of Texas in his grasp, he would soon be in position to achieve this vision. |