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Sam Houston: The Volunteer Exile

Sam Houston: The Volunteer Exile

Before Sam Houston shouted his famous battle cry, "Remember the Alamo," he was a Tennessee Governor who walked away from everything at the moment he was poised for the center stage of national politics. Through archival images, originally shot scenes of historic landmarks, and interviews with historians and family, this documentary tells the story of his winding path to glory.

Sam Houston: The Volunteer Exile is a local public television program presented by WNPT

Sam Houston

Special | 26m 26s | Examines one of the most colorful and controversial characters in Tennessee history. (26m 26s)

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