This story is about young Sam Houston (1793-1863), who becomes an American soldier, politician, and leader of the Texas Revolution (1835-1836). The story begins with Sam's two brothers, who are searching for him because Sam has not arrived for work at the family store. Sam has a history of avoiding store work as he feel such work is boring. The brothers come close to ending their search for Sam when they come upon an abandoned canoe on the bank of the Tennessee River. They notice an island in the middle of the river and decide to investigate it, using the canoe left on the river's bank. An elderly Native American chief watches from the island as the brothers approach. They hail the chief, explaining that they are searching for their brother. Upon reaching the island, the brothers notice a blanket-covered "Indian" reading a book. This Native American is Sam. The brothers try to talk Sam into returning home, but he refuses to leave and stays with the elderly Indian, who has named him Co-lon-neh (meaning Raven). Sam Houston went on to have a notable life, but he always returned to his adopted people, the Cherokee.
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