The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 103, July 1999 - April, 2000 Page: 445
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Stephen F. Austin
Empresario of Texas
Gregg Cantrell
"Lively... smoothly written.... A rewarding trip through
history, a revealing account of one man's transformation
from a businessman into a world-class statesman"
-Robert Nash, Dallas Morning News
"Reads like a novel."-Margaret Swett Henson,
Houston Chronicle
"A fundamentally important work for anyone seeking
to understand the early history of Texas. Cantrell's
book should stand as the new definitive biography of
Austin. It is well-researched and written, and casts much
new light on the personality of the man who always will
be known as the Father of Texas."-Mike Cox,
Austin American-Statesman
"An elegantly researched and reasoned portrait."-Paula Mitchell Marks, New York Times Book Review
Published in cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University
A main selection of the History Book Club 37 illus. $29.95
The New Encyclopedia of the
-.l American West
Edited by Howard R. Lamar
"A richly illustrated and readable compendium of the
history, mythology, and personalities of the West:
-Caroline Fraser, Los Angeles Times Book Review
"The ultimate reference work on America's West."
-Abilene Reporter-News
Winner of the 1998 Western Heritage Award sponsored by the
National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center in the
outstanding nonfiction book category
Selected as one of the top ten reference books of the year (1998) by
Library Journal
. . ) . The American Cowboy Culture Award, Western Writing and
Publishing category, was awarded to Dr. Howard R. Lamar at the 1 tth
Annual National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration. This award is
sponsored by the American Cowboy Culture Association, Inc.
640 illus. $60.00
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