{"product_id":"sam-houston-and-his-republic-hardcover","title":"Sam Houston and His Republic - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Edwards Lester\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichelle M. Haas\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLet's start with the facts.\u003c\/strong\u003e This was the first biography of Sam Houston. It was published in 1846, just months after Texas entered the union and Houston took his seat in the United States Senate. It instantly became the go-to source for facts on his life and has provided much source material for nearly every Sam Houston biography since written. It's fair to say that a good deal of what the average Texan knows about Sam Houston originated within these pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1846 there was speculation far and wide that Old Sam would run for President of the United States. \u003cstrong\u003eThe story goes that\u003c\/strong\u003e Dr. Ashbel Smith, who was pushing Houston to run, convinced him to hire a biographer in order to get his life story before the public, making this the father of a genre: the presidential candidate book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSam Houston and His Republic\u003c\/em\u003e was controversial from the day it rolled off the presses in 1846. Former Vice President David G. Burnet was a Tasmanian devil of indignation. \u003cstrong\u003eFormer President Lamar\u003c\/strong\u003e couldn't even get past the title, saying, \"Houston and \u003cem\u003ehis\u003c\/em\u003e Republic. \u003cem\u003eHIS\u003c\/em\u003e republic! That is true; for I can regard Texas as little more than the Big Drunk's big ranch!\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo this is not only a biography, it is something of a historical artifact. There is much between the lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn case you are wondering why Old Glory garnishes the cover instead of the Lone Star banner, it's to make the point that Sam Houston wish for his republic was always that it should become a state\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48172101861624,"sku":"9781941324363","price":66.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/UN8xJzZy0m9781941324363.webp?v=1783496626","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/sam-houston-and-his-republic-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}