Resources

Books

Marshall De Bruhl, Sword of San Jacinto: A Life of Sam Houston (New York: Random House, 1993).

Donald Braider, Solitary Star: A Biography of Sam Houston (New York: Putnam, 1974).

Randolph B. Campbell, Sam Houston and the American Southwest, ed. Oscar Handlin (New York: Harper Collins, 1993).

Elizabeth Crook, The Raven's Bride (New York: Doubleday, 1991).

Llerena B. Friend, Sam Houston: The Great Designer (Austin, Tex: University of Texas Press, 1969).

Jack Gregory and Rennard Strickland, Sam Houston with the Cherokees, 1829-1833 (Austin, Tex: University of Texas Press, 1967)

James L. Haley, Sam Houston (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002).

Clifford Hopewell, Sam Houston: Man of Destiny (Austin, Tex: Eakin Press, 1987).

Marquis James, The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston (Atlanta: Mockingbird Books, 1977).

Madge Thornall Roberts, Star of Destiny: The Private Life of Sam and Margaret Houston (Denton, Tex: University of North Texas Press, 1993).

Madge Thornall Roberts, The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston (3 vols., Denton, Tex: University of North Texas Press, 1996).

Amelia W. Williams and Eugene C. Barker, eds., The Writings of Sam Houston, 1813-1863 (8 vols., Austin, Tex.: Pemberton Press, 1970).

Websites

The Sam Houston Memorial Museum
A large section on Sam's Life includes quotes, images, and biographical perspectives

The Handbook of Texas Online
Contains a comprehensive biography of Sam Houston

The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
Articles on Sam Houston, Overhill Cherokees, and Andrew Jackson

The Cherokee Nation
The official Cherokee site contains news and current events, cultural and historical information, and a section on the Cherokee language

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - The American Presidents
Biographies on both Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun

Rachel and Andrew Jackson: A Love Story
A comprehensive personal and political history of Andrew Jackson