Books by Ron Rozelle

After an undisputed record of political achievement, Sam Houston found himself in the winter of his life in a self-imposed exile among the pines of East Texas. Ron Rozelle's masterful biographical portrait here lingers on Houston's final years, especially as lived out in Huntsville, when so much of his life's work seemed on the verge of coming undone.

Originally published: New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1998.

Sam, a reclusive underachiever with a record of failed marriages and aspirations, must face the prospects of middle age, professional outplacement, and unwanted responsibilities toward both his father and his son, two men whom he has spent much effort putting at a distance.

Presents a collection of the author's column in Sunday morning papers that are characterized by open conversational charm which invites the reader to linger over coffee.