now, stephen f. austin, as we know, was the father of texas. and he came here, and he wanted more immigration from the united states into the mexican territory of texas. and he was trying to encourage people to come. so he asked his cousin to come and look at texas. of she was from north carolina, and he wanted her to see everything and how great it was and then go back and write a book and distribute it on the east coast. and she did. and here is what she wrote. she came in 1831, and her book came out in 1833. it is not uncommon for ladies to mount their mustangs and hunt with their husbands, to ride long distances on horseback, to attend a ball with their silk dresses in their saddle bags. [laughter] hearty, vigorous constitutions, free spirits and spontaneous gaiety are thus induced and continued a rich legacy through their children who, it is to be hoped, will sufficiently value the blessing, not to squander it away in their eager search for the luxuries and refinements of polite life. now, i just thought that was a fabulous thing to observ

central ( theme song playing ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen colbert presents, the c-oh-lbert book club. tonight's selection-- "great gatsby" by f. scotts fitzgerald. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen! stephen! stephen! stephen! stephen. >> stephen: thank you so much. welcome to the report, everybody. thank you so much for joining us. thank you. please, everybody. ( cheers and applause ). folks, thank you for joining us here for a huge night, unpress departmented on the the "colbert report." as you know, folks, as any who watches this show knows, i have a vast and growing media empire. so far, i have this show, three bestselling books, and a very active-- ( cheers ) pinterest page. ( cheers and applause ). i am going to have the most beautiful wedding ever. ( laughter ) and now the c-oh-lbert book club. remember the first rule of book club-- don't read "fight club." now, tonight in strict adherence to book club guidelines, i have been drinking chardonnay since 1:00 p.m. ( cheers and applause ). and our inaugural book is "the great gatsby" by f. scott fitzgerald. i chose it in part because there's a new "great gatsby" manufactur

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