{"product_id":"texian-exodus-the-runaway-scrape-and-its-enduring-legacy-9781477330050","title":"Texian Exodus: The Runaway Scrape and Its Enduring Legacy","description":"\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\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\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 L?pez 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen L. Hardin is recently retired after a thirty-five-year career in higher education. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTexian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution 1835-1836\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Alamo 1836: Santa Anna's Texas Campaign\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTexian Macabre: The Melancholy Tale of a Hanging in Early Houston\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLust for Glory: An Epic Saga of Early Texas and the Sacrifice That Defined a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary S. Zaboly is a freelance historical illustrator and writer who has specialized in American frontier and military history, particularly colonial-era early Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51185946329362,"sku":"9781477330050","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_18479de4-5356-4de4-b077-85744fd201d6.jpg?v=1744596709","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/texian-exodus-the-runaway-scrape-and-its-enduring-legacy-9781477330050","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}