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

PRATHER

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0929398475 ISBN 13: 9780929398471

Publisher: Texas A & M University Press, 2006

Synopsis

This is the story of the "other" Houston, Joshua, the slave of Margaret Lea until she married Sam Houston and moved to Texas in 1840. Joshua was unique among slaves: he was taught to read and write, and was allowed to keep money he earned. The story is set in a background of historical details about southern social history before, during, and after the Civil War. Sources include slave autobiographies and biographies; Houston family letters; oral histories of descendants of both Houston families; birth, marriage and death records; land records and deeds; church and school records.

About this title

About the Author:

Patricia Smith Prather is a freelance writer, co-editor of the Texas Trailblazer series, a member of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and a second-generation Tuskegee graduate. She is executive director of the Houston Place Association. Jane Clements Monday is a former regent of the Texas State University board and past mayor of Huntsville, Texas. She holds a degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Synopsis:

A biography of a slave who became a Texas statesman.

About this edition

• Publisher: Texas A & M University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0929398475
• ISBN 13: 9780929398471
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 277