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The Epic True Story of the Lone Star Republic and the Rise of the Texas Rangers, 1836-1846
William Morrow
May 2015
On Sale: May 12, 2015
400 pages
ISBN: 0062394304
EAN: 9780062394309
Kindle: B00NLMC9LM
Hardcover / e-Book
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The epic true story of the Lone Star Republic and the rise
of the Texas Rangers, 1836-1846 March 1836: The
Republic of Texas, just weeks old, is already near collapse.
William Barret Travis and his brave defenders of the Alamo
in San Antonio have been slaughtered. Hundreds more Texan
soldiers have surrendered at Goliad, only to be marched
outside the fortress and executed by order of the ruthless
Mexican general Santa Anna, a dictator denying Texans their
freedom and liberty. General Sam Houston—a
hard-drinking, hot-tempered opportunist—remains in command
of a small band of volunteer colonists, mercenaries, and the
newly organized Texas Rangers. They are the last hope for
Texas to challenge the relentless advance of Santa Anna's
much larger Mexican Army—yet many of them curse Houston,
enraged by his decision to retreat across Texas before the
advancing enemy. The exhausted, outnumbered rebels
will meet their destiny on an empty plain near the Gulf
Coast next to the San Jacinto River—and make a stand that
determines the fate of the young nation. "Remember the
Alamo!" and "Remember Goliad!" will be the battle cries, and
the order of the day will echo Travis's at the Alamo:
Victory or death. Texas Rising is
the official nonfiction companion to History's dramatic
series, produced by the same team behind the award-winning
ratings blockbuster Hatfields & McCoys.
Acclaimed Texas historian Stephen L. Moore's new narrative
history tells the full, thrilling story of the Texas
Revolution from its humble beginnings to its dramatic
conclusion, and reveals the contributions of the fabled
Texas Rangers—both during the revolution and in the frontier
Indian wars that followed.
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