The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume II: 1846-1848 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1574410318 ISBN 13: 9781574410310

Publisher: University of North Texas Press, 1998

Synopsis

Volume II of Sam Houston’s personal correpondence continues the four-volume series of previously unpublished personal letters to and from Sam Houston. This volume begins March 6, 1846, as Houston leaves Texas to take his place in the U. S. Senate. Included in his letters are comments on national politics and life in Washington, D. C., descriptions of politicians and their wives, and his observations on generals of the Mexican War. New information sheds light on his feelings towards being a candidate for the presidency. Family letters give a picture of life on Texas plantations during the mid-1800s. The letters end August 10, 1848, after problems with Oregon have begun and the Mexican War has ended.

About this title

About the Author

Madge Thornall Roberts is the author of the award-winning Star of Destiny: The Private Life of Sam and Margaret Houston and editor of The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume I: 1839–1845, and contributed to the research and design of “The Wall of History,” a permanent exhibit on the grounds of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1574410318
• ISBN 13: 9781574410310
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 381
• Editor: Roberts Madge Thornall