The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume IV: 1852-1863

Published: May, 2001  Pages: 592  Features: Bib. Cumulative Index.

Volume IV of this series brings to a close nearly ten years of research and publication of Sam Houston’s correspondence by Madge Thornall Roberts and the University of North Texas Press. As befitting a final volume in this series, it includes a comprehensive index of all four volumes. more... about The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume IV: 1852-1863

The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume III: 1848-1852

Published: May, 1999  Pages: 408  Features: Index. Bib.

Volume III of Sam Houston’s personal correspondence continues the projected four-volume series of previously unpublished personal letters to and from Sam Houston. This volume begins in the fall of 1848 as Houston returns to Washington for the Second Session of the Thirtieth Congress after the close of the Mexican War. His first focus was on settling the Texas boundary and other problems relating to the welfare of his state. Once these were solved he seriously considered resigning his senate seat. However, he sensed the coming Civil War and seemed to feel that he should do all in his power to prevent it. more... about The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume III: 1848-1852

The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume II: 1846-1848

Published: January, 1998  Pages: 408  Features: Index.

Volume II of Sam Houston’s personal correspondence continues the four-volume series of previously unpublished personal letters to and from Sam Houston. This volume begins March 6, 1846, as Houston leaves Texas to take his place in the U. S. Senate. Included in his letters are comments on national politics and life in Washington, D. C., descriptions of politicians and their wives, and his observations on generals of the Mexican War. New information sheds light on his feelings towards being a candidate for the presidency. Family letters give a picture of life on Texas plantations during the mid-1800s. The letters end August 10, 1848, after problems with Oregon have begun and the Mexican War has ended. more... about The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume II: 1846-1848

The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume I: 1839-1845

Published: April, 1996  Pages: 448  Features: Bib. Index.

“These volumes of nearly a thousand previously unpublished letters will be extremely valuable to historians and researchers.” —Randolph B. Campbell more... about The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston, Volume I: 1839-1845

• East Texas Advertising Federation Bronze Award for Book Cover, 1996
• The Texas Historical Commission T. R. Fehrenbach Award, 1996

Star of Destiny: The Private Life of Sam and Margaret Houston

Published: February, 1993  Pages: 364  Features: 36 b&w photos. Bib. Index. Open Access

Star of Destiny: The Private Life of Sam and Margaret Houston is now available as a free e-book at the UNT Digital Library and The Portal to Texas History. more... about Star of Destiny: The Private Life of Sam and Margaret Houston

• East Texas Historical Association Ottis Lock Award for the Best Book Published on East Texas History, 1994
• East Texas Addy Federation Silver Award for Cover Design, 1992