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Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 x 26 cm.
Description
Sam Houston was a teacher, a lawyer, a war hero, and statesman. He is best known for defeating the Mexican Army in 1836 and establishing Texas as an independent nation. He served two terms as the president of the Republic of Texas and helped Texas to become the twenty-eighth state.
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Sam Houston is a living legend in 1861. The hero of the Battle of San Jacinto, he defeated Santa Anna to win independence for Texas back in 1836. He served twice as president of the Republic of Texas, helped Texas join the Union, and served as senator and governor of Texas. He had been friends with Davy Crockett and Andrew Jackson and had been adopted into the Cherokee tribe. Now he is seventy years old and Texas is joining the Confederacy and he...
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
272 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
Description
"In his now trademark fashion, Brian Kilmeade explores hidden aspects of Sam Houston, the first president of Texas, and brings the reader to the scenes of one of the most pivotal moments in American history. Thanks to Kilmeade's storytelling, a new generation of readers will remember the Alamo"--
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