{"product_id":"at-the-birth-of-texas-hardcover","title":"At the Birth of Texas - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Fairfax Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory has a way of putting the right man in the right place at the right time. William Fairfax Gray didn't know it when he set out for Texas in 1835, but he was about to document the events of the Texas Revolution in real time.\u003cbr\u003e He thought he was coming here to gather information about Texas land opportunities for his partners back in Virginia. Instead, a chance meeting with Stephen F. Austin thrust him into the chain of events that led to the birth of the Republic of Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe personally carried letters from Austin to Sam Houston and Thomas Rusk letting them know Santa Anna was marching for Texas and concluding, \"This of course leaves us no remedy but one, which is an immediate declaration of independence.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are lots of books about the Texas Revolution. Some are treasures, written by men who participated in the events described. But almost all were written years or decades after, and memory is seldom perfect. They are also colored by the personal friendships and animosities of the writer. The diary of William Fairfax Gray is different. It was written on the spot, as things happened, by an astute observer with no horse in the race. That's what places it in a class all its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 314\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47418056638642,"sku":"9781941324776","price":67.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d0be72caedd957cdb9b82e87e204866b.webp?v=1778441803","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/at-the-birth-of-texas-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}