Month: October 2021
We may find it odd today that a man of the cloth would be involved in the production of distilled spirts but our ancestors likely wouldn’t have thought anything about it. Many joke and say that they wonder if it was “just for medicinal purposes” but it certainly was not. Bourbon whiskey has become a…
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In our last installment, Sam Houston Part III – Early Political Career, we discussed the different roles Houston played in the early political scene in Tennessee, and how, with the help of several influential mentors and allies, he secured a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1823, won reelection in 1825, and was elected…
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