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Born for the Storm by Robert Wisehart

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Sam Houston was a contradictory historical figure who served as a war hero, statesman, and leader of the Texas Revolution. He served as governor of Tennessee and Texas, and as president of the Republic of Texas. The novel Born for the Storm tells Houston's story from his upbringing in Tennessee to his role in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and exposure to national politics, introducing the reader to other historical figures of the time. Though based on facts, the novel portrays Houston as a compelling fictional protagonist whose virtues and faults drive the dramatic adventures of his life before he arrived in Texas.

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Sam Houston, namesake of one of America's great cities, was among the most contradictory characters in history. A war hero, statesman, maker of marathon speeches, prodigious drinker, brawler, and leader of the Texas revolution, he was also a peacemaker and diplomat. He served as governor of two different U.S. states and as president of the independent Republic of Texas. His two contrasting father figures were a Cherokee chief, who adopted the runaway teen Houston, and U.S. President Andrew Jackson, who later tasked Lieutenant Houston with moving Cherokee off of cherished ancestral lands in the Southeast. In Born for the Storm, novelist Robert Wisehart tells Houston's story not as an arid history lesson, but as a grand, coursing adventure of the early 19th century. Wisehart puts the reader amid the swirling currents of the times and takes us into the thoughts of his compelling protagonist¡ªa creation that hews closely to the facts surrounding the historical Houston yet possesses all the dimensions of a first- rate fictional hero whose faults sometimes overwhelm his considerable virtues. The novel follows Houston from his Tennessee frontier upbringing to his time among the Cherokee, his muddle-headed bravery at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, his first exposure to national politics in a raw young Washington, his tumultuous term as Tennessee governor and beyond. Along the way, the novel introduces us to a surprisingly tenderhearted Jackson, President James Monroe, the rock-ribbed statesman John C. Calhoun, future presidents James K. Polk and James Buchanan, and the poet- lawyer Francis Scott Key, among many other historical characters.Perhaps the most surprising thing about the Born for the Storm is that Sam Houston's life was so full of drama and adventure before he ever set foot in Texas. Readers of this book will be eager for Wisehart's Houston sequel, The Lion at Bay.

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  • 1. Sam Houston, namesake of one of America's great cities, was among the most contradictory characters in history. A war hero, statesman, maker of marathon speeches, prodigious drinker, brawler, and leader of the Texas revolution, he was also a peacemaker and diplomat. He served as governor of two different U.S. states and as president of the independent Republic of Texas. His two contrasting father figures were a Cherokee chief, who adopted the runaway teen Houston, and U.S. President Andrew Jackson, who later tasked Lieutenant Houston with moving Cherokee off of cherished ancestral lands in the Southeast. In Born for the Storm, novelist Robert Wisehart tells Houston's story not as an arid history lesson, but as a grand, coursing adventure of the early 19th century. Wisehart puts the reader amid the swirling currents of the times and takes us into the thoughts of his compelling protagonist¡ªa creation that hews closely to the facts surrounding the historical Houston yet possesses all the dimensions of a first- rate fictional hero whose faults sometimes overwhelm his considerable virtues. The novel follows Houston from his Tennessee frontier upbringing to his time among the Cherokee, his muddle-headed bravery at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, his first exposure to national politics in a raw young Washington, his tumultuous term as Tennessee governor and beyond. Along the way, the novel introduces us to a surprisingly tenderhearted Jackson, President James Monroe, the rock-ribbed statesman John C. Calhoun, future presidents James K. Polk and James Buchanan, and the poet- lawyer Francis Scott Key, among many other historical characters.Perhaps the most surprising thing about the Born for the Storm is that Sam Houston's life was so full of drama and adventure before he ever set foot in Texas. Readers of this book will be eager for Wisehart's Houston sequel, The Lion at Bay.