SAM HOUSTON: Fighter and Leader

by Frances Fitzpatrick Wright ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 10, 1953

A simple, direct and unmincing biography of the ""fighter and leader"". An even balance of on-the-scene and expository writing takes Houston through the stages of his life- the childhood move from a pleasant Virginia plantation to the hardships of the Tennesses frontier, his growing unconventionality and love of books that made people dub him ""lazy""; the beginning of his lifelong and crusading friendship for the Cherokees, army life, his lonely move to Texas after the unexplained failure of his first marriage and the good he arduously accomplished there. An interesting, exciting narrative that depicts times and issues with ease.

Pub Date: Aug. 10, 1953

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Abingdon-Cokesbury

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1953

Categories: NONFICTION