Sam Houston
Subtitle: courageous Texas hero
By: William R. Sanford and Carl R. Green
Contributors: Green, Carl R.
Series: Courageous heroes of the American West
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780766040090
Subjects: Legislators; Governors; United States. Congress. Senate; United States; Juvenile literature; Biography
Description: "Examines the life of Sam Houston, including his early life on the Western frontier, his time as a soldier, leading the fight for Texas' independence, and his political career in Texas"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The battle of San Jacinto; title: Growing up in a new country; title: The hero of Horseshoe Bend; title: A war hero turns politician; title: Two marriages; title: The struggle for independence; title: From independence to statehood; title: Sam returns to Washington; title: The final battles.