The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty
1912
The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty
1912
Two men sit in a Mexican prison cell, their crime: dreaming of a free Texas. Stephen Austin, the Father of Texas, and young Edward Fulton wait in darkness, uncertain if they'll ever see the open prairie again. This is where THE TEXAN STAR begins, with hope itself locked behind bars. General Santa Anna's forces have consolidated power, and the Texas colonists face a choice: submission or revolt. Edward Fulton, a Kentuckian who has made Texas his home, finds himself thrust into the heart of this greatest of American frontier dramas. From prison cells to battlefields, from diplomatic intrigue to the thunder of cannon at the Alamo, he will discover what it truly costs to fight for liberty. Altsheler, writing in 1912, captures the raw courage and desperate hope of the Texas Revolution with the pacing of an adventure story and the heart of historical truth. This is frontier fiction at its most rousing: a tale of ordinary people asked to do extraordinary things, and the price of freedom.
