The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty [Texan Series #1]

by Joseph A. Altsheler

Overview

THE TEXAN STAR tells the exciting history of the early days of the revolution, beginning in Mexico with the treacherous imprisonment of Stephen F. Austin, the rise of Santa Anna and his attempt to disarm the Texans and leave them powerless. It culminates in the rebellion of the Texans, and their capture, in the face of great odds, of San Antonio, the seat of the Mexican power in the north.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150656246
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	09/21/2014
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	967,359
File size:	236 KB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Joseph Alexander Altsheler (1862-1919) was an American newspaper reporter, foreign correspondent, editor and author of popular historical fiction for young readers. Born in Kentucky, Altsheler began writing juvenile fiction due to a lack of appropriate stories in the magazines he edited. He eventually wrote more than thirty historical novels in seven different series.