From Slave to Statesman: The Legacy of Joshua Houston, Servant to Sam Houston

by Patricia Smith Prather, Jane Clements Monday, Dan Rather, et al.

Book Overview

"A fascinating . . . account of the life and legacy of . . . a slave . . . who became . . . one of the first black city aldermen and property owners during Reconstruction . . . A good example of history from the bottom up."--Library Journal

"Imaginative biography . . . Of particular interest is the authors' ingenious research: they assembled Joshua's story from Margaret and Sam Houston's correspondence and from the family stories...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0929398874
• ISBN13: 9780929398877
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"