{"product_id":"the-lion-at-bay-robert-wisehart-9798895672365","title":"The Lion at Bay: A Western Historical Fiction Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe's a Southern hero in a country on the edge of war.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Houston has survived scandal, battlefields, and broken hearts. Now older, wearier, but no less stubborn, he finds himself at the center of a storm once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Republic of Texas is gone, absorbed into the United States, and Houston is its first senator-a larger-than-life figure navigating the muddy streets of Washington, D.C., where deals are made in whispers and betrayals happen in broad daylight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack home, he's a husband and father with a growing family. In the capital, he's a Southern unionist and slaveholder who dares to defy the rising tide of secession-and pays the price. As the nation barrels toward civil war, Houston is out of step with allies, enemies, and even his own state. But he refuses to back down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom fiery Senate debates to the Texas governor's mansion, Houston fights a lonely battle against disunion, knowing the cost will be high-and knowing, too, that some principles are worth the sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Wisehart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798895672365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wolfpack Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.86d","brand":"Robert Wisehart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48114069143807,"sku":"9798895672365","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da553b7a-74f6-4e4a-9829-695ae7224bed.jpg?v=1769618913","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lion-at-bay-robert-wisehart-9798895672365","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}