Background
Hardin, Stephen L. was born on January 3, 1953 in McKinney, Texas, United States. Son of Tommy Lee and Rosa Lee (Jones).
( Winner, T. R. Fehrenbach Book Award Texas Historical Co...)
Winner, T. R. Fehrenbach Book Award Texas Historical Commission Summerfield G. Roberts Award Sons of the Republic of Texas Honorable Mention, Certificate of Commendation, American Association for State and Local History Hardly were the last shots fired at the Alamo before the Texas Revolution entered the realm of myth and controversy. French visitor Frederic Gaillardet called it a "Texian Iliad" in 1839, while American Theodore Sedgwick pronounced the war and its resulting legends "almost burlesque." In this highly readable history, Stephen L. Hardin discovers more than a little truth in both of those views. Drawing on many original Texan and Mexican sources and on-site inspections of almost every battlefield, he offers the first complete military history of the Revolution. From the war's opening in the "Come and Take It" incident at Gonzales to the capture of General Santa Anna at San Jacinto, Hardin clearly describes the strategy and tactics of each side. His research yields new knowledge of the actions of famous Texan and Mexican leaders, as well as fascinating descriptions of battle and camp life from the ordinary soldier's point of view. This award-winning book belongs on the bookshelf of everyone interested in Texas or military history.
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Hardin, Stephen L. was born on January 3, 1953 in McKinney, Texas, United States. Son of Tommy Lee and Rosa Lee (Jones).
Student, San Marcos Baptist Academy, 1991. Bachelor, Southwest Texas State University, 1976. Master of Arts, Southwest Texas State University, 1985.
Doctor of Philosophy, Texas Christian University, 1989.
Teaching assistant, Texas Christian U., Fort Worth, 1986-1988;
senior research fellow, Texas State History Association, Austin, 1988-1990;
chief historian Old San Antonio project, State Department highways and Public Transportation, Austin, 1990-1991;
instructor, Victoria (Texas) College, since 1992. Consultant Prentice Hall Public Company, 1991, Harper Collins, San Francisco, 1992, Greystone Communications, Los Angeles, since 1992, The Real West (documentaryfor Arts and Entertainment Network). Presenter Texas Lutheran College, 1981, Southwestern Social Science Association, Houston, 1985, San Antonio, 1982, Dallas, 1987, Sam Houston State University, 1986, North Texas State University, 1986, East Texas History Association, Nacogdoches, 1986, Southwestern Popular Culture Association, Lawton, Oklahoma, 1987, Alamo Society, 1989, West Texas History Association, 1990.
Guest speaker various institutions and organizations.
( Winner, T. R. Fehrenbach Book Award Texas Historical Co...)
Member American Military Institute, Western History Association, Texas State History Association, Company Military Historians, History Honorary Society, Phi Alpha Theta (Best Graduate Paper prize 1984, president Eta Kappa chapter 1986-1989).
Married Leigh Anne Worthy, October 14, 1979 (divorced 1989). 1 child, Samuel Hamilton. Married Deborah Lynn Bloys, July 20, 1991.
1 child, Savannah Catherine.