Author: Henry Bruce
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead and Company
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Life of General Houston, 1793-1863
Author: Henry Bruce
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead and Company
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead and Company
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Following General Sam Houston
Author: Amelia W. Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258435363
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258435363
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Life of General Houston, 1793-1863
Author: Henry Bruce
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780795022630
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780795022630
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Life of General Houston
Author: Henry Bruce
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780332204574
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Excerpt from Life of General Houston: 1793-1863 Life of Andrew Jackson, his invaluable and perfect Life of Aaron Burr, and the fitting portions of Mr. H. H. Bancroft's History of the Pacific States of North America. The two Histories of Texas, by William Kennedy and by Colonel Henderson Yoakum, though far from good, are sufficiently valuable to require mention. I was unable or unwilling to undertake the six months' journeying through Tennessee and Texas, which would have constituted the ideal preliminary to a Life of Houston; but I have done the next best thing in coming here to avail myself of the unmatched resources and courtesies of the British Museum. I have to express my grateful obligations to my most honoured friend and master, Mr. James Parton; to Mrs. Maggie Houston Williams, Colonel a.j. Houston, and Mr. W. R. Houston, children of General Houston and to Mrs. Amelia E. Barr, Mr. F. D. Barker, Dr. Nathan Oppenheim, and Colonel T. W. Higginson. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780332204574
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Excerpt from Life of General Houston: 1793-1863 Life of Andrew Jackson, his invaluable and perfect Life of Aaron Burr, and the fitting portions of Mr. H. H. Bancroft's History of the Pacific States of North America. The two Histories of Texas, by William Kennedy and by Colonel Henderson Yoakum, though far from good, are sufficiently valuable to require mention. I was unable or unwilling to undertake the six months' journeying through Tennessee and Texas, which would have constituted the ideal preliminary to a Life of Houston; but I have done the next best thing in coming here to avail myself of the unmatched resources and courtesies of the British Museum. I have to express my grateful obligations to my most honoured friend and master, Mr. James Parton; to Mrs. Maggie Houston Williams, Colonel a.j. Houston, and Mr. W. R. Houston, children of General Houston and to Mrs. Amelia E. Barr, Mr. F. D. Barker, Dr. Nathan Oppenheim, and Colonel T. W. Higginson. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Life of General Houston 1793-1863
Author: Henry Bruce
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780722292877
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780722292877
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
From Slave to Statesman
Author: Patricia Smith Prather
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
ISBN: 9780929398877
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Joshua Houston (1822- 1902) was born on the Temple Lea plantation in Marion, Perry County, Alabama. In 1834 Templeton Lea died and willed Joshua to his daughter, Margaret, as her personal slave. In 1840 Margaret Lea married General Sam Houston and moved to Texas. She took Joshua with her. Joshua faithfully served the Houston family during their many political and financial ups and downs. In 1862 Sam Houston freed his slaves. Joshua elected to remain with the Houston family and took Houston as his surname. In 1866 he homesteaded in Huntsville, Texas, near the Houston family. He became a well-known and respected public figure in Huntsville where he served as city alderman and later served as county commissioner of Wlker County. In 188 he was elected as a delegate to the National Republican Convention from Texas. He was the father of seven or eight children by three different women. Descendants live in Texas.
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
ISBN: 9780929398877
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Joshua Houston (1822- 1902) was born on the Temple Lea plantation in Marion, Perry County, Alabama. In 1834 Templeton Lea died and willed Joshua to his daughter, Margaret, as her personal slave. In 1840 Margaret Lea married General Sam Houston and moved to Texas. She took Joshua with her. Joshua faithfully served the Houston family during their many political and financial ups and downs. In 1862 Sam Houston freed his slaves. Joshua elected to remain with the Houston family and took Houston as his surname. In 1866 he homesteaded in Huntsville, Texas, near the Houston family. He became a well-known and respected public figure in Huntsville where he served as city alderman and later served as county commissioner of Wlker County. In 188 he was elected as a delegate to the National Republican Convention from Texas. He was the father of seven or eight children by three different women. Descendants live in Texas.
Sam Houston
Author: John Hoyt Williams
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671880713
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Against the tumultuous backdrop of early Texas history, Williams sketches a vivid portrait of a truly American legend. Map.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671880713
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Against the tumultuous backdrop of early Texas history, Williams sketches a vivid portrait of a truly American legend. Map.
The Raven : a Biography of Sam Houston
Author: Marquis James
Publisher: Indianapolis : The Bobbs-Merrill Company
ISBN:
Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Publisher: Indianapolis : The Bobbs-Merrill Company
ISBN:
Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Sam Houston (1793-1863).
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Texas
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Biography of the improtant figure in Texas history, from the Lone Star Junction website.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Texas
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Biography of the improtant figure in Texas history, from the Lone Star Junction website.
Sam Houston
Author: Dan Zadra
Publisher: Creative Education
ISBN: 9780886821876
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
An easy-to-read biography of the soldier and politician who helped gain Texas' independence from Mexico and became president of the new Republic of Texas in 1836.
Publisher: Creative Education
ISBN: 9780886821876
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
An easy-to-read biography of the soldier and politician who helped gain Texas' independence from Mexico and became president of the new Republic of Texas in 1836.