looking at the life and career of sam houston and his military strategy during that conflict. this is 35 minutes. thank you. we re going to get started again. we re finally getting to the blood and guts of the thing. it is my pleasure to introduce dr. stephen hardin. dr. hardin is a professor of history at mcmurray university in abilene. he s the author of the texas rangers, the award-winning texian iliad, the military history of the texas revolution. the alamo 1836: santa ana s texas campaign. and texian macabrar:p the melancholy tale of a hanging in early houston. additionally he s the editor of the book lone star: the republic of texas 1836 to 1846. and is the author of more than a dozen scholarly articles enjoyed by readers on both sides of the atlantic. recently texan iliad earned the distinction of being a basic texas book by mike cox, who updates that list now. when not teaching in the classroom dr. hardin can be seen on a&e network,