Download or read book The Border Rifles A Tale of the Texan War written by Gustave Aimard and published by Litres. This book was released on 2022-05-15 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Texas Rifles written by Elmer Kelton and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1998-01-15 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new Confederacy, facing into the Union cannon, had too much on its hands to send troops to the Texas frontier to hold back the Indians. Instead, it authorized the State of Texas to raise its own troops. Many kinds of men drifted into the Texas Mounted Rifles. Some thought it might be safer than fighting in far off Virginia. Many were merely young men a-thirst for adventure. Some were settlers who saw this as the best way to protect their families and homes against the murderous thrusts of the Comanche. And some were men who still loved the Union, who had lived too long under that gallant flag to turn their guns against it now. Such a man was Scout Sam Houston Cloud...
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Download or read book A Frontier Knight written by Amy E. Blanchard and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Frontier Knight: A Story of Early Texan Border-Life The sun was shining gloriously across level sweeps of blue grass meadow-land, and sending its beams through the windows of a plain, substantial, country house, where it made squares of brightness on the whitewashed walls, sharply outlining the shadows, and touching to gold the fair hair of a girl who sat motionless on a low stool near the window. She was thinking intently and did not heed the entrance of an older girl who glanced at her with a smile and began to busy herself about the room. Finally the girl at the window gave a deep sigh and stretched her hands above her head. "Oh, is it dinner time, Christine?" she said. "Very near," was the reply. "What a brown study you were in, Alison; you must have been miles away." "And so I was. I must decide, you know." "Yes, I do know." There was a serious note in Christine's voice. "And have you decided?" she asked after a pause. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book The Texan Star written by Joseph A. Altsheler and published by 1st World Publishing. This book was released on 2006-05-22 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy and a man sat in a room of a stone house in the ancient City of Mexico, capital in turn of Aztec, Spaniard and Mexican. They could see through the narrow windows masses of low buildings and tile roofs, and beyond, the swelling shape of great mountains, standing clear against the blue sky. But they had looked upon them so often that the mind took no note of the luminous spectacle. The cry of a water-seller or the occasional jingle of a spur came from the street below, but these, too, were familiar sounds, and they were no longer regarded.
Download or read book The Texan Star written by Joseph A. Altsheler and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Texan Star' follows the thrilling journey of a young Texan who escapes jail in Mexico City to warn others of Santa Anna's impending plan. With action-packed encounters between fugitives, Mexican army, Native Americans, and Texan cowboys, this historical fiction novel is filled with adventure and excitement. Set during the early stages of the Texas Revolution, the book provides a detailed historical account of the events. The protagonist, Ned, faces danger and challenges as he travels back to Texas to warn his fellow citizens of Santa Anna's plans. 'The Texan Star' is a captivating read for those who love historical fiction and adventure stories.
