Seat of empire [electronic resource] : the embattled birth of Austin, Texas / Jeffrey Stuart Kerr.
Material type: TextSeries: The Grover E. Murray Studies in the American SouthwestPublication details: Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, 2013. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (pages cm.)ISBN:- 9780896727830
- 0896727831
- 976.4/31 23
- F394.A957 K475 2013
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mirabeau Lamar's buffalo -- The nomadic government -- False start -- The raven and the poet -- Selecting a site -- Waterloo -- Road to Austin -- Building a city -- "There will be a public sale of lots" -- Lamar's triumph -- The fourth congress -- Frontier capital -- Moccasin tracks -- The pig war -- Fiasco -- Return of the raven -- Chaos -- Desolation -- Salvation.
"The history of the controversial founding of Austin as the capital of Texas"--Provided by publisher.
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