STEPHEN F. AUSTIN: EMPRESARIO OF TEXAS.
Greg Cantrell
Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 2016. xviii,480pp. Index. Sources. Notes. Illustrations. Maps. New preface by the author. Pictorial wrappers. Reprint edition. Fine. Cox, More Basic Texas Books 14: “Cantrell’s book brings Austin life as a person….One of the more fascinating aspect of this book is Cantrell’s tracing of how Austin emerged as a Texas icon.” Focusing on Austin’s human side, this book is an excellent complement to Barker’s 1925 biography of Austin.