This particular portrayal was a mandatory reading in a History course in college, and by far, the depiction from Campbell is astounding, and amazing. He brings to the surface far more than just the fable you hear about in junior high Texas history. The man was tall, but this piece makes him larger than life.

Texas's Savior Ever since Texas was a territory in the middle of no where, one man stood up to lead the way to statehood. That man who rose above the rest and conquered endless, unimaginable barriers was Sam Houston. Rudolph B. Campbell wrote a chronologically correct book about Houston entitled Sam Houston and the American Southwest. He became the most popular and most honorable man in Texas. The battle of San Jacinto, acquiring Presidency of the Republic of Texas, and obtaining a place in the United States Senate all proved that Sam Houston was a competent and trustworthy leader. First and foremost, the battle of San Jacinto was one Houston's greatest accomplishments, defeating Santa Anna and shamefully returning him to Mexico. This battle turned out to be the turning point in Texas's becoming a Republic and Sam Houston's popularity beginning to soar across Texas. Even though the revolution was a failure and Mexico still didn't recognize Texas as a republic, Houston still received the recognition that he deserved. It happened "...at three o'clock in the afternoon, Houston ordered his 'effectives' into battle formation that stretched across the prairie" (Campbell 68). After this strategic move, Sam Houston attacked and eighteen minutes later ended the battle. With this fight under his belt, Houston slowly arose to become a powerful and noteworthy man. This rise in power enabled Houston to become the first President of the Republic of Texas on September 18th, 1836. He was basically the only man for the job, supported by a landsliding "5,119 vote to Smith's 743 votes" (74). Houston saw himself as the candidate who could bring unity to Texas, despite its ambiguity and immense size. With Mirabeau B. Lamar at his side as vice president, Sam Houston would find as much

money for Texas as he could, balance the budget, and keep good relations with Mexico. In order to make and save money, Houston sold Texas's navy. Even the money gained from this sale didn't help the budget at all. By the time Houston's term of presidency was over, the debt had grown to roughly two million dollars. As far as keeping relations with Mexico, Houston must have apparently done a very good job because they did not attack again for a long period of time. Plus, he helped the Indians, especially the Cherokee, as much as he could, considering how he U.S. was driving them farther and farther away from their land. After Houston's three-year term was over, he resigned and moved to a higher position. In addition to already being President of the Republic of Texas more than once, Sam Houston became one of the first senators of Texas as well. Nothing is more suitable for a man with Houston's recognition and fame than to represent "his" state in the United States Senate. Even a more powerful and demanding job than president of a republic, Houston represented Texas better than any man possible. As a senator, and included in his inaugural address, Houston believed that "...finance, Indian policy, and relations with Mexico" were the most important things needed to be taken of in Texas and all over the United States (93). In the interest of finance, Sam Houston recommended that suspending all payments of interest and principal on the debt should be done. In addition, signing treaties, describing boundaries, with the Indians would depress war and bring on peace. Finally, the Texas senator thought it would be best to "...leave the Mexican nation alone," since "diplomatic relations had not been improved" (93). Overall, Sam

Houston improved Texas by taking its troubles all the way to Congress by using his intelligence and popularity to serve as a weapon for political listeners. Rudolph B. Campbell showed how Sam Houston became the most prominent, influential, and powerful man of his time. Houston basically devoted his entire life to serving other people's needs and wants. There wasn't a man during his time that was even close to becoming as great a hero as Sam Houston.

I purchased the book as a gift for my father. Before I saw him, I picked it up, and read it in a very short time. Frankly, I was completely unaware of this aspect of the war. It almost seems as though the Confederate Navy was successfully battling the mighty Union Navy with only chewing gum, shoe strings, and cast-off wood. This was a very interesting book. The chapters are well written and easy to follow, and are written in an exciting and reader engrossing style. No technical language is necessary to understand or follow the descriptions in this book. It includes both interesting background information about key officers, and descriptions of the battles themselves. My father also liked it!

R. Thomas Campbell continues his series of anecdotal accounts of the Confederate Navy. While anecdotal books can be tiresome, Campbell's is well-written and entertaining, and taken with the other three books in the series, approaches epic proportions. Entertaining and informative.

This is a cute little book about parakeets, including health care, training tips, supplies and breeding. It is fun to read but I was disappointed to see that most of the information found in this book can also be found in most budgie web sites. It will make a great present for a child with a budgie, but if you have Internet access, pass on.

how to train them, breeding them with the proper nutrition while there breeding

Shara Locke is the governor's daughter. She is an innerworld scientist specialising in genetics and determined to prove that her mother does in fact have Noronian blood. Her life is haunted by her parents fame and the fact that she is a mixed breed means she endures the cruel predjuices of her peers though their actions and though her thoughts.
One day a Lantana, who is from the future appears in Shara's parents home requesting Shara's help. He claims that in his time the people of the Innerworld are cut off due to the passages collapsing from the work of Khameria.
He gives Shara the tempomoter (time travelling device) and his notes help her discover how it works.
Despite Shara's protests she is refused permission to embark on the journey that will save the world and attempts to break all the rules to save the future. Gabriel Drumayne (Professor of History and Cheif Procurer of Antiquities for Norona) follows her and sticks by her side relentlessly ensuring that Shara does not leave him behind as Gabriel has made up his mind to keep Shara out of trouble and from changing the future.

A majority of this book takes place during the times of the gods Zeus, Athena, and Jupiter.

On a personal note: I thoughly enjoyed this story. The flaws in myths were put to light and the solutions to them seemed realistic. Marilyn Campbell is excels at futuristic romance.
This is actually the fourth book of the series {Pyramid of Dreams deals with Romulus and Aster (Shara's parents), Topaz Dreams (Falcon and Steve) and then Stardust Dreams (Vallant and Cherry)}.

This is the third book in the dream series. This book has many different twists and turn that will keep you reading long into the night. The way Shara feels about being the odd-one-out in the InnerWorld, then people start disappearing all over the place. The mysterious person that turn up to lead Shara and Gabreil on a serious wild-goose chase over time and distance ,not knowing that if she does what she has been told will destroy her family.Gabriel is the one who is the most pratical in the quest. As it is usually the woman who is pratical it was a change to let the male be serious. The way the plot leads you to the time when the Greek Gods rules and discribes in detail the orgies they had. Here is where Shara and Gabriel discover they attraction to each other and share the same 'mating fever'as the action gets more intense. I'll not tell the end , but definitely a must read and keep.

This book is great, I am a sophomore who ordered this too. I used a friend's 4th edition, but it was not good. Then I ordered this edition on Sept 20th and it was shipped Nov 3rd, I think it is worth the wait. I have now gotten it and I enjoy using it and those hilarious comics in the beginning of each unit!

I was a sophomore student who took AP Biology and used this guide to help me during tests. This guide reinforced many crucial concepts and most of all, it reviewed in the most interesting way.

This is an entertaining, smooth read, full of good characters, great romance, and hot sensuality.

"A Most Wanted Man" is a good story, with charming characters and a decent little "mystery." The heroine, Leanne, seems almost too good to be true, and the romance was more one of those "meant to be" sort of things than a well-developed relationship. But I appreciated the good writing and appealing characters, and the romance was very sweet (especially with the happily ever after ending).

I thought "Love Sessions" the best of the bunch. Stories where the hero and heroine know one another but are forced to reevaluate themselves and their relationship always appeal to me a lot, and Devine handles the fears of the heroine very well. Both of the characters were well-developed and very charming, and Hunter is a man any woman would want! Devine's writing style was a little out of the ordinary, but still very easy to follow, and if anything the oddity only enhanced the story.

"Promise Me Pleasure" was probably the weakest story, although I began to like it more as it went on. This is a personal preference, but "immediate hot attraction between two incredibly attractive people" stories don't appeal to me as much, especially when they involve international playboys. And the relationship seemed to be initially based too much on sex. That said, Mason does a good job of developing that relationship, and the fantasy of being "romanced" by the world's sexiest man will be enough to pull in many readers. The writing was good, and the characters attractive.

All in all, this is a good summer read. Enjoy!

"A Most Wanted Man" by Marilyn Campbell - Leanne Shepard needs some repair work done on her newly inherited home in Key West. When she hires an elderly handyman named Zachary Rush to help fix the place up, she has no idea he's really a gorgeous, thirty-three year old fugitive in disguise...

"Love Sessions" by Thea Devine - Leslie Gordon tells herself that the only reason she's bidding on Hunter Devlin at the charity bachelor auction is because a date with a celebrity like Hunter will make a great article for the magazine she writes for. When their date ends up in a secluded ski resort in St. Moritz, she isn't so sure of her motives any longer...

"Promise Me Pleasure" by Connie Mason - Stood up at the altar, Cara Brooks decides to take her scheduled honeymoon cruise anyway. She soon discovers that getting ditched was to be the best thing that ever happened to her...

This is an entertaining anthology to read on a rainy day or while lying on the beach soaking up the sun. Nothing heavy or complicated. Just a light, enjoyable read.

This slim book covers many elements of western underwater archaeology in a semi-chronological format, but it doesn't pull it all together cleanly. The text feels disjoint - jumping from subject to subject - with a few recurring elements to lend continuity. There are many pictures and illustrations to help explain key concepts, and the picture-to-text ratio is nice for an introductory book. Perhaps because of the breadth and depth (no pun intended) of material to be covered, the book only occasionally captures the inherent excitement of the subject.

The binding of the copy I have came apart before I finished reading it, and I don't think it would survive rough handling.

Overall, an OK value as an introductory book on underwater archaeology.

This is an excellent little book for beginners and others. It has plenty of pictures and texts covering many aspects of UW archaeology.

John T. Campbell did it again, he continues to provide excitement and special unique twists in his writing. He makes it an easy read for the non-technical reader providing a clear picture with his 30 years of knowledge in the Aerospace Industry. I highly recommend reading his Illustrated Guide to the Desert War weapons used in the new conflict with Iraq as well as all of his other books, Raid on Truman, Sub Zero, and Cobra Dane. I feel Vauclain's Shield should be required reading by our service men especially at the Pentagon and those working for the Department of Defense. It is a great suspense thriller with a wonderful surprise.

This is John Campbell's fourth book, and while I still liked Raid on Truman and SubZero better than this one, this is a well written story. Campbell explores the question if there can ever be a missile defense system that would truly defend the U.S.? Or would the threat then turn into one even harder to defend against? His technical expertise is again on display as he is able to explain complex technology in understandable terms. He also has included a couple of very good naval combat scenes. I recommend you read all his books including this one.

V:tVA has been a long-awaited chapter in the World of Darkness story. It's a brilliant concept, but somewhat lacking in execution. Albeit, my opinion is biased, for I favor the older supplements rather than these newer ones. But it is a bias on the basis of product quality, of which the revised editions of thw World of Darkness games have begun to lack.

The book itself is rather straightforward in its design and execution of Vampire in a Victorian setting. It is a sparse read, even if laced with provocative enough detail to encourage your own research forthwith. Still, for anyone with an interest in the Victorian age as a setting for Vampire, this is an excellent primer, especially with those with little time or inclination to engage in personal research. It is comprehensive, thorough, and provides a snapshot of the Kindred in an age past.

When one stops considering its merits, a few flaws become obvious. The art, for one matter, is rather bland and even vague in places- witness one Guy Davis. His work summarily detracts from the piece, and the task of realizing the Dark Victorian age is thus thrust upon the remainder of the artistic staff. Otherwise, the art is excellent, if monotone (yet not entirely inappropriate, given the material and setting). The tone of the narrative is also somewhat pedantic in places (particularly, the in-character dialogue), demonstrating the 'gother-than-thou' attitude prevalent among the subculture.

Congratulations, White Wolf, on another just-above-mediocre product. Were you to invest a little more time into writing a guide to literary and artistic achievement, instead of pandering to Azrael Abyss and his ilk, this would truly be a sourcebook 'for the ages.' A true classic has been tainted by commercialism, a sad testament to the American method of publication.

WW has for many years provided historical settings for its games. Namely, Dark Ages for vampire and other games, this setting takes vampire to its roots in the gothic genre. Of all the historical settings, the gothic era provides the most for the avid roleplaying enthusiast. This is not a setting for power gamers, rather it is a finely developed melieu for sophisticated storytelling and characterization. Of all the WW supplements (this book requires you to have the Vampire: the masquerade core rulebook), victorian age vampire will delight those players that can appreciate the gothic era and its influence on the vampire as metaphor.

No question exists but that the fragments woven together here are the fullest account of the Confederate Naval Academy this age will ever see. From "Civil War Book Review," Fall, 1999.