"Magnificent Destiny; A Novel About the Great Secret Adventure of Andrew Jackson and Sam Houston" by Paul I. Wellman, published by Doubleday, 1962. First US Book Club Edition issued one month after the first print of the 1st US Trade edition.

Dust jacket with Book Club Edition imprinted on the front flap [a little edge wear: see photos]; hard boards with brown lettering on spine, 5.3/4" x 8.3/4"; the endpapers are maps; 444 pages, very good condition.

"There is a lot of American and Texas history here, all told within the framework of the special relationship/friendship of Andrew Jackson and Sam Houston. This book will give the reader a new appreciation for this part of our country's history, how fragile it was in the early days, how it could dhave gone one way or the other had it not been for a few good men and the turn of a few, a very few events. It is interesting, even intriguing, to see American icons such as Henry Clay, Daniel Webster and others." [private review]

Paul Iselin Wellman (1895-1966) was an American journalist, popular history and novel writer, and screenwriter, known for his books of the Wild West: Kansas, Oklahoma, Great Plains. Hollywood movies Cheyenne, The Walls of Jericho, Jubal, Apache, The Comancheros, and The Iron Mistress are based on Wellman novels.

US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ---------- $12.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-6 weeks) ---- $28.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-8 weeks) ----- $42.50