{"product_id":"texian-exodus-the-runaway-scrape-and-its-enduring-legacy-hardback-9781477330050","title":"Texian Exodus; The Runaway Scrape and Its Enduring Legacy (Hardback) 9781477330050","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTexian Exodus\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Runaway Scrape and Its Enduring Legacy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen L. Hardin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477330050, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 January 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e488 pages, 9 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 4.1 cm, 0.821 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe origin story of modern Texas is often thought to be the battle of the Alamo. Stephen Hardin makes a powerful case for the Runaway Scrape, the desperate flight of Texians ahead of the earth-scorching Mexican army of Santa Anna. Hardin deftly frames the politics and strategy of the affair, but he leaves the terrifying, heartbreaking, and uplifting details to the scores of men and women who recorded their experiences for posterity. A marvelous book.\u003c\/div\u003e - H. W. Brands, University of Texas at Austin, author of America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War \u003cdiv\u003eWith no comprehensive book on the Runaway Scrape-and very little social history on any aspect of the Texas revolutionary period-Stephen Hardin’s soundly researched, well-written \u003ci\u003eTexian Exodus\u003c\/i\u003e should find a home on the shelf of anyone interested in the history of the Texas Revolution.\u003c\/div\u003e - Jesús \"Frank\" de la Teja, Professor Emeritus, Texas State University, author of A Revolution Remembered: The Memoirs and Selected Correspondence of Juan N. Seguín \u003cdiv\u003eStephen Hardin proves once again that he is the indispensable scholar and chronicler of the Texas Revolution. In \u003ci\u003eTexian Exodus\u003c\/i\u003e, he shifts the narrative from the Alamo and San Jacinto-and men!-to the resolute women at the helm during one of the great refugee crises in American history. This deft, droll, jargon-free historian has produced another classic.\u003c\/div\u003e - Stephen Harrigan, author of Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas \u003cdiv\u003eHardin is a master storyteller.\u003c\/div\u003e (CHOICE)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 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 episode now studiously forgotten-the refugee crisis known as the Runaway Scrape. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Propulsive, lyrical, and richly illustrated, \u003ci\u003eTexian Exodus\u003c\/i\u003e transports us to the frigid, sodden spring of 1836, when thousands of Texians-Anglo-American settlers-fled eastward for the United States in fear of Antonio LÓpez de Santa Anna’s advancing Mexican army. Leading Texas historian Stephen L. Hardin draws on the accounts of the Runaways themselves to relate a tale of high stakes and great sorrow. While Houston tried to build a force that could defeat Santa Anna, the evacuees suffered incalculable pain and suffering. Yet dignity and community were not among the losses. If many of the stories are indeed tragic, the experience as a whole was no tragedy; survivors regarded the Runaway Scrape as their finest hour, an ordeal met with cooperation and courage. For Hardin, such qualities still define the Texas character. That it was forged in retreat as well as in battle makes the Runaway Scrape essential Texas history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Note on Etymology \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Witnesses \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. “\u003cbr\u003eTo Revel in an Unknown Joy”\u003cbr\u003e: Planting Texas Roots \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. “\u003cbr\u003eNo Quarter Will Be Given Them”\u003cbr\u003e: Santa Anna Advances \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. “\u003cbr\u003eHurry and Stir”\u003cbr\u003e: Santa Anna Arrives \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. “\u003cbr\u003eThe Confusion and Distress Will Be Indescribable”\u003cbr\u003e: Politics and Pandemonium \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. “\u003cbr\u003eHeavy Rains and Dreadful Roads”\u003cbr\u003e: Turbulent Weather \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. “\u003cbr\u003eCramps, Colics, and Diarrhea”\u003cbr\u003e: Death and Disease \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7. “\u003cbr\u003eA Feeling of Wondrous Kindness”\u003cbr\u003e: Assistance and Cooperation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 8. “\u003cbr\u003eTo Take Advantage of the Misfortunes of Others”\u003cbr\u003e: Texians Plundering Texians \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 9. “\u003cbr\u003eWithout Shelter and Almost Without Subsistence”\u003cbr\u003e: Galveston Island \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 10. “\u003cbr\u003eFight Then and Be Damned”\u003cbr\u003e: A Runaway Army \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 11. “\u003cbr\u003eThe Most Grateful News That Was Ever Told”\u003cbr\u003e: Starting Over \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 12. “\u003cbr\u003eIn This Great Time of Trouble”\u003cbr\u003e: Ripples \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Epilogue. “\u003cbr\u003eCome What May, Texas Will Abide”\u003cbr\u003e: Legacy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1836 Chronology \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52701995499800,"sku":"9781477330050","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/texian-exodus-the-runaway-scrape-and-its-enduring-legacy-hardback-9781477330050","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}