| Sam Houston Contributor(s): Haley, James L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806136448 ISBN-13: 9780806136448 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: "From his rise and fall in Tennessee politics and through his many roles in Texas, Haley paints a lively picture of Houston as a sometimes deeply troubled man. While this is not a definitive biography, it is a refreshing, important look at a weighty yet often overlooked figure in American politics."--"Library Journal." Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001045108 |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 7" W x 9.9" (2.35 lbs) 513 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the decades preceding the Civil War, few figures in the United States were as influential or as controversial as Sam Houston. In Sam Houston, James L. Haley explores Houston's momentous career and the complex man behind it. Haley's fifteen years of research and writing have produced possibly the most complete, most personal, and most readable Sam Houston biography ever written. Drawn from personal papers never before available as well as the papers of others in Houston's circle, this biography will delight anyone intrigued by Sam Houston, Texas history, Civil War history, or America's tradition of rugged individualism. |
Contributor Bio(s): Haley, James L.: - James L. Haley is an independent scholar living in Austin, Texas. He is the author of numerous books, including The Buffalo War: The History of the Red River Indian Uprising of 1874 and Apaches: A History and Culture Portrait (OU Press). |