This is first night of a two night event on The Texas Revolution by renowned author and historian, Dr. Stephen Hardin.  On this evening, he will speak on the Runaway Scrape, and his newest book about the same "Texian Exodus".  You will learn about the desperate race to the US border of the women fleeing from Santa Anna's enormous army. His books will be on sale and a book signing will follow the event.  The Ice House Museum is very excited to host Dr. Hardin these two nights.   
Stephen L. Hardin is an emeritus professor of history at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.
He is the author of The Texas Rangers (1991), the Summerfield G. Roberts Award-winning Texian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution (1994), The Alamo 1836: Santa Anna’s Texas Campaign (2001), Texian Macabre: The Melancholy Tale of a Hanging in Early Houston (2007), and Lust for Glory: An Epic Saga of Early Texas and the Sacrifice That Defined a Nation (2018), which was honored with Dr. Hardin’s second Summerfield G. Roberts Award. Additionally, he is the editor of Lone Star: The Republic of Texas, 1836-1846 (1998) and is the author of more than a dozen scholarly articles enjoyed by readers on both sides of the Atlantic. Texian Iliad achieved distinction as a “Basic Texas Book” when bibliophile Mike Cox included it in More Basic Texas Books. In 2021, Hardin received his third Summerfield G. Roberts Award for his editing of Robert M. Coleman’s Houston Displayed; Or, Who Won the Battle of San Jacinto. He is one of only two people to have won this prestigious award three times. His most recent book is Texian Exodus: The Runaway Scrape and its Enduring Legacy (2024).
          Hardin has served as an on-air commentator, appearing on such varied venues as the A&E Network, the History Channel, and NBC’s TODAY show. Most recently, he appeared on the Fox News series, “Legends & Lies.” Distinguished for his readable style and accessible approach to history, Dr. Hardin is an inductee of the Texas Institute of Letters, an admiral in the Texas Navy, a member of Western Writers of America, a Life Member and Fellow of the Texas State Historical Association, and acted as historical advisor for the John Lee Hancock film “The Alamo” (2004).
          Dr. Hardin lives in Kerrville, Texas, with his wife, Deborah.