Sam Houston
Subtitle: man of destiny : a biography
By: by Clifford Hopewell.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Eakin Press; Eakin Pr
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Austin, Tex.
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9780890155721
Subjects: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863.; United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography.; Governors -- Texas -- Biography.; Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 391-396.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Book one : The dreamer.; title: An active lineage; title: Adopted son of the Cherokees; title: Fighting for Old Hickory; title: Wounds of war and deceit; title: Political beginnings; title: Tennessee governor; title: The leader steps down; title: Book two : The outcast.; title: Colonneh returns home; title: A leader among tribes; title: Cherokee ambassador; title: A lingering romantic tragedy; title: New love and renewed causes; title: Final days in exile; title: In the national spotlight; title: Book three : To Texas and greatness.; title: Discord in Texas; title: Toward independence; title: Commanding the Texan forces; title: General without an army; title: The Alamo falls; title: Rising above dissension in the ranks; title: In pursuit of a battle; title: The decisive blow is struck; title: The personal battle continues; title: Book four : Forging a nation.; title: The presidency; title: New life and another love; title: Again a Congressman; again a president; title: War resurfaces; title: The annexation debate; title: Book five : The statesman.; title: Senator of a new state; title: Peace and turbulence in a second term; title: Amid the North-South chasm; title: A vote leads to the end of a career; title: Defeat in Texas; title: Severance from American government; title: Leading Texas again; title: "Texas is lost"; title: Epilogue