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Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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"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."--Amazon.com.
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
Description
What good is a rattlesnake? What purpose do animals serve? All species play a vital role in their biological communities, and the removal of just one can have a noticeable and catastrophic ripple effect. Yet social and political pressures frequently pit species conservation against economic progress and prosperity, and scientists fear that we may be in the midst of a mass extinction event. Brian R. Chapman and William I. Lutterschmidt make the case...
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Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Introduce students to the exciting life and legacy of Sam Houston, one of the most prominent figures in Texas history. This captivating biography focuses on Houston's life and how he became the only person to be president of a republic, a United States senator, and the governor of two different states. Through intriguing facts, easy-to-read text, appealing images, maps, and photos, readers will be engaged and enlightened as they learn about the Republic...
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Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
When Sam Houston crossed the Red River for the first time in 1832, he termed Texas the "finest portion of the Globe that has ever blessed my vision." He soon made it his "abiding place" and became a lifelong traveller in his adopted country. By carriage and muleback his diplomatic, military, political, and personal activities took him over what is now the eastern half of the state—and he fell in love with every foot of it. With panoramic vision
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
After an undisputed record of political achievement—leading the decisive battle for Texas independence at San Jacinto, serving twice as president of the Republic of Texas, twice again as a United States senator after annexation, and finally as governor of Texas—Sam Houston found himself in the winter of his life in a self-imposed exile among the pines of East Texas. Houston was often a bundle of complicated contradictions. He was a spirited advocate...
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Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
In 1842, Sam Houston, president of the new Texas Republic, wanted four things: peace with Mexico, peace with the native population, financing from Europe, and productive settlers for his vast, new country. He issued colonization contracts in an effort to meet all these objectives, but only two of President Houston’s contracts actually resulted in permanent settlement.
Promised Land provides a close examination of the circumstances surrounding the...
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Although Sam Houston would eventually emerge as the dominant shaper of the developing Texas Republic’s destiny, many visions competed for preeminence. One of Houston’s sharpest critics, Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, is the subject of this fascinating edition of letters from the period.Donald E. Willett offers new annotation and analysis to these letters from Johnston’s colleagues, friends, and supporters—first collected and edited by contrarian...
14) Hearts beat loud
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam off to college while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly jam sessions into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an internet breakout, the two embark on a journey of love, growing up and musical...
15) The hero
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A former Western icon re-evaluates his life, his image and more importantly his heart after a surprise diagnosis.
16) Houston Rockets
Author
Series
Inside the NBA volume 11
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
This book provides a history of the Houston Rockets professional basketball team including the arenas they have called home, their uniforms over the years, three of their best known coaches, some of the team's superstars, and more.
Pub. Date
[2011], c1996
Language
English
Description
It was early in the 1800s that Americans were lured to a new way of life in an untamed frontier region of Mexico called Texas. Thousands of settlers would stream into this foreign land hoping to spread their heritage and their culture. The true story of this land is of two men who swept through history in a Texas sized legend of incredible battles and tremendous enterprise. Stephen Austin and Sam Houston would lead the Texans in their struggle for...
19) Famous Texans
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Pub. Date
2014.
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English
Description
"Stephen Austin, Barbara Jordan, and George W. Bush--what do these notable people have in common? They're all famous Texans, and just a few of the exciting people covered in this book. Age-appropriate text teaches readers about Texas's most important movers and shakers, while historical and contemporary images reinforce the book's key concepts. Readers will enjoy learning about the qualities that make these Texans great. Colorful graphic organizers,...
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Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Sam Houston's army reached Buffalo Bayou on April 18, 1836, and the ensuing Battle of San Jacinto called attention to the "meandering stream" as a link between the interior of sprawling Texas and the sea.
Early in Texas history, the waterway that would one day be known as the Houston Ship Channel evoked dreams in the minds of the enterprising. How these dreams became realities that surpassed all expectation is the subject of Marilyn McAdams
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