Honor and Integrity
Sam Houston was a man known for making decisions based upon strong principles. He was severely criticized for being unwilling to compromise those pri...
Sam Houston’s Front Porch with your host, Ed Blackburn
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Welcome! These podcasts consist of short interviews with top authorities on Sam Houston’s life and times. Use them for classroom discussions, to supplement reading, to assign as homework, or as source material for reports and papers. Your suggestions for additional topics are welcomed.
Democracy vs. Dictatorship
What are some of the differences between a democracy and a dictatorship? How did these ideas influence the development of our country? Of Texas? Dr...
The Texas Revolution
Renowned expert Jeff Dunn discusses the Texas Revolution and the battles that took place during March and April of 1836. Where did these battles take...
Annexation
Once separated from Mexico, political issues in the United States kept Texas from becoming a state, forcing it to govern itself as an independent repu...
Houston Among the Indians
Cherokee Elder Robert "Winter Owl" Vann discusses Native Americans and their relationship with Sam Houston. Learn about the Indian population in Nort...