Sam Houston
- ISBN-10
- 0806134054
- ISBN-13
- 9780806134055
- Series
- Sam Houston
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 513
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Author
- James L. Haley
Description
A new biography of the towering Texan politician, revolutionary, and military leader paints a vivid portrait of Sam Houston as a man with big appetites and bigger ambitions. (Biography)
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