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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Moses Austin 1761 1821

For Students 3rd - 8th
A good resource that provides the life history of Moses Austin, one of the founders of the lead industry in America. Before he died, he had a vision of establishing an American colony in Spanish controlled Texas.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Moses Austin (In Spanish)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and business adventures of the man who dominated the U.S. lead industry in the early 1800s, then made arrangements for American Settlers to move to Spanish Texas. (In Spanish)
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 954: Moses Austin's Lead

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the beginning of the American lead industry started by Moses Austin, a Texas pioneer. This is a transcript of an accompanying radio broadcast.