#The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston

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Are there any biographies of Sam Houston you'd recommend?

I haven't read a ton of biographies about Sam Houston, but I do have three in particular that I've read and can recommend:

•The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston (BOOK | KINDLE) by Marquis James is an excellent biography and even won the Pulitzer Prize. That only drawback is that it won the award in 1930, so it's now nearly 100 years old.

•Sam Houston: American Giant by M.K. Wisehart is very detailed and published more recently (1962)

•Sword of San Jacinto: A Life of Sam Houston by Marshall De Bruhl is the newest of the three books (published in 1993).

I'd probably recommend Sword of San Jacinto mainly because De Bruhl had access to a wider variety of (and more developed) sources when he wrote his book, but all three titles are solid, so I don't think you can go wrong on any of them. I'm sure there are a few other biographies about Sam Houston that are also worthy of your time, but these are the only three that I've personally read and can speak to.

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OTHER PRESIDENTS | TEXAS PRESIDENT SAM HOUSTON •The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston by Marquis James (BOOK) •Sword of San Jacinto: A Life of Sam Houston by Marshall De Bruhl (BOOK) •Sam Houston: American Giant by M.K. Wisehart (BOOK) •Exiled: The Last Days of Sam Houston by Ron Rozelle (BOOK | KINDLE)