{"product_id":"temple-houston-lawyer-with-a-gun-9780806141312","title":"Temple Houston: Lawyer with a Gun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA lively biography of Sam Houston's illustrious son\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe youngest son of General Sam Houston and Margaret Lea Houston, Temple Lea Houston lived his comparatively short life fast and hard. From 1881 to 1905, he was one of the Southwest's most brilliant, eccentric, and widely known criminal lawyers. This is the story of Temple Houston's decision to give up a political future in Texas, escape the shadow of his famous father, and seek fame and fortune in Oklahoma Territory.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn several high-profile cases, Houston earned fame as a silver-tongued defense attorney. His clients were murderers, cattle thieves, gunfighters, and prostitutes. The writer Edna Ferber later immortalized Houston by using him as the model for Yancey Cravat, the glittering hero of her novel \u003cem\u003eCimarron.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis carefully researched biography is enriched with lively narratives of the colorful events and characters that brightened territorial days. A vivid story colorfully told, \u003cem\u003eTemple Houston\u003c\/em\u003e is western Americana at its best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShirley, Glenn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlenn Shirley \u003c\/b\u003e(1916-2002) an authority on the Old West, has written many books and hundreds of articles for anthologies, journals, and magazines. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTemple Houston: Lawyer with a Gun; West of Hell's Fringe: Crime, Criminals, and the Federal Peace Officer in Oklahoma Territory, 1889-1907\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eShotgun for Hire: The Story of ?Deacon? Jim Miller, Killer of Pat Garrett, \u003c\/i\u003eall published by the University of Oklahoma Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492090974482,"sku":"9780806141312","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f1f695c8-8c67-45d7-99b9-f0957d1fc048.jpg?v=1730570854","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/temple-houston-lawyer-with-a-gun-9780806141312","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}