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consisted really just of a cluster of cabins occupied by four, five families, including the family of jay carroll. i'm actually standing by that spot. this is where lamar was staying when he and the rest of the men got word of this big buffalo herd in the vicinity. so they jumped on their horses. congress was just a muddy ravine that led north to the hill where the capitol now sits. they had stuffed their belts full of pistols and lamar at what became 8th and congress shot this enormous buffalo. from there, he went to the top of the hill where the capitol is and that's where he told everybody that this should be the seat of future empires. >> watch all of our events from austin throughout the day on c-span 2's book t.v. and sunday afternoon at 2:00 eastern on c-span 3. >> this sunday on q&a the president and c.e.o. of the national council of laraza, the nation's largest hispanic civil rights advocacy group, on the state of hispanics and america immigration reform and her compelling personal story. >> i had the great privilege of experiencing the american dream here in this country born in kansas.

it consisted of a cluster of cabins occupied by four or five families including the family of jay carroll. i'm standing at the spot where the cabin was. this is where mirabella mar was staying when he and the rest of the men got wind of this big buffalo herd in the vicinity. so lamar and the other men jumped on their horses. congress avenue or -- wasn't really the avenue but in those days was just a mud ravine that led north to the hill where the capitol sits and the men galloped on their horses. they stuffed their belts full of pistols and ride into the midst of beautiful yelling and shouting. he shot this enormous buffalo and from there he went to the top of the hill where the capitol was and there's where he told everybody this should be the seat of a future empire. >> watch all our events from austin saturday at noon eastern on c-span's book tv and sunday afternoon at 2:00 on american history tv on c-span3. >> next on american history tv, author and brooklyn college professor benjamin carp examines the link between alcohol and politics. in prerevolutionary new york city. as central me