num_pages: 510
description: Stephen F Austin is considered the Father of Texas. He was an American who moved to Mexico and figured out how to live and work with Mexican Authorities. He wanted to populate Texas, but did not want to do so as invaders, but as migrants. He played within the rules. Other Texas migrants, not so much. Here is his story and the origins of Texas as an independent Republic.
language: English
title: Stephen F Austin: Empresario of Texas
titlecomplete: Stephen F Austin: Empresario of Texas
characters: Stephen F. Austin
genres: History, Education, American History, 19th Century, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 77
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Summerfield G. Roberts Award
publisher: Yale University Press