Texian Exodus: The Runaway Scrape and Its Enduring Legacy

by Stephen L. Hardin

A narrative account of the evacuation of the Texians in 1836, which was redeemed by the defeat of the Mexican army and the creation of the Republic of Texas.

Two events in Texas history shine so brightly that they can be almost blinding: the stand at the Alamo and the redemption at San Jacinto, where General Sam Houston's volunteers won the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. But these milestones came amid a less obviously heroic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477330054
• ISBN13: 9781477330050
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.