Samuel May Williams: Early Texas Entrepreneur by Henson, Margaret Swett

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College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 1976. Wraps have only light wear, spine is unbent, faint tanning. Pages are clean with no markings in text. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

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Paperback / softback. New. Despite his important role in the development of early Texas--he was a close associate of Stephen F. Austin, a successful businessman and land speculator, father of the Texas navy, founder of Texas' first bank, and co-founder of Galveston--Samuel May Williams is unknown to many Texans. Elitist, arrogant, shrewd, sometimes sharp in his business dealings, and politically conservative, Williams made enemies easily, and contemporary prejudice has perhaps led modern scholars to overlook his genuine significance in Texas history. Margaret Swett Henson's biography examines the career of this early entrepreneur, whose interests were closely entwined with those of Texas. Arriving in Texas in 1822 under an assumed name with little but good family connections, some mercantile experience, and fluent Spanish, Williams was hired as secretary in charge of Austin's colonial land office at San Felipe and before long had acquired large holdings of his own. In partnership with… Read More

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