Make Way for Sam Houston | Make Way for Sam Houston

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Author: Jean Fritz
First Published: 1986
Time of Work: 1793–1863
Setting: Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Washington, D.C., Texas, and Arkansas
Principal Characters: Sam Houston, Chief Jolly, Andrew Jackson, John C. Calhoun, Margaret Lea
Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Leadership, West, U.S., Native Americans or American Indians, Civil War, Politicians, Military life or service, Texas, Biography, Frontier or pioneer life
Locales: Virginia, Arkansas, Washington, D.C., Tennessee, Alabama, Texas

Make Way for Sam Houston is Jean Fritz’s biographical look at the life of Houston, the famous politician and statesman. The book gives a general overview of Houston’s life, from his birth in 1793 to his death seventy years later. A fair amount of detail is devoted to the events that shaped his early life and subsequent events that proved to be turning points; however, the book gives more of an overall look at Houston’s career and character and the effects that he had on history.

Make Way for Sam Houston | Make Way for Sam Houston

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