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What Made Sam Houston One of America's Most Contradictory Figures?

Summary by worldhistory.org
Sam Houston (1793-1863) was an American soldier in the War of 1812, a statesman, a general in the Texas Revolution, the first president of the Republic of Texas, and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He was a White man who lived among Native Americans, a farmer who hated farming, a slave owner who opposed the spread of slavery, a Southerner who supported Northern policies, and a politician who disliked politics.
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worldhistory.org broke the news in on Monday, December 1, 2025.
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