People Making History - Sam Houston and the Wars of the Texas Republic

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LTC Nathan Jennings, PhD, discusses the life of Sam Houston. A politician, lawyer and the second (and fourth!) president of the Texas Republic, Houston played a pivotal role as a leader in the Texas Revolution. His military and political strategies helped Texas gain its independence from Mexico, as well as its eventual annexation by the United States.