Collins Matt David A Adler , Michael S Adler
A Picture Book of Sam Houston
Hardcover
(Holiday House Aug. 16, 2012)
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.