LIFE OF GENERAL SAM HOUSTON. [caption title]

Washington, DC: Printed by J.T. Towers, nd [ca.1852?]. Single sheet, folded in eighths. 24 cm. 15 (1 blank) pp. Text printed in double columns. Scattered foxing, shallow chipping along outer page margins, a few small holes at fold lines in final two leaves and one tear across the last leaf repaired with Japanese paper (not affecting text).
Sam Houston (1793-1863) was the first President of the Republic of Texas, elected to the U.S. Senate when Texas became a state, "became an advocate of the principles of the Know-Nothing party [and] in 1856 he was widely mentioned as a possible presidential candidate on that ticket." [see his biography in the Handbook of Texas (Austin: 1986), vol. 1, pp.845-7]. Item #65005

Eberstadt Texas 162, #410 [which puts the publication date as "1856 (?)"]: "Campaign biography, urging Houston as President." Sabin 33192.

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