Exiled: The Last Days Of Sam Houston

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Sam Houston is a complicated figure. Of course, he's a legend in Texas history having led the fight for independence, serving as president of the Republic of Texas, later as governor and US Senator, and – of course – as the namesake of our beloved city.

But, despite such accomplishments, Houston spent the waning days of his life in self-imposed exile in the pines of East Texas. Why?

Ron Rozelle focuses on those final years of Houston's life in his book Exiled: The Last Days of Sam Houston.

Rozelle talks with Houston Matters about the twilight years of a Texas legend.

Michael Hagerty

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