Stephen F. Austin grew up to become known as the Father of Texas. Readers can learn about his fascinating life in this appealing biography that highlights both Austin's life and Texas history. Through vivid images and illustrations, maps, interesting facts, and supportive text, readers will learn about Texas pioneers, empresario system, Freemasons, and how Austin became such an important figure in Texas history. Text features like a table of contents,...

The New Orleans Greys were a group of young men, out for the adventure and money to be gained from war. This book details the importance of their participation in the Battle of the Alamo, as well as several other battles in the rebellion of 1835. Historian Brown has taken some little known history and created a fascinating and well-crafted story for the mainstream reader.

Uses a graphic presentation and simple text to tell the story of the standoff between the United States and Mexico at the Alamo in Texas. Young Cal and his mother are riding across Texas in 1836 when they notice a small American Army trying to defeat thousands of Mexican soldiers in a battle they will never forget.

When Texan-born Josh Buckalew met Teresa, a young and beautiful Mexican woman, it was love at first sight. But with the Alamo recently sieged and destroyed, Josh knew this rosebud love would be unobtainable on account of the war thorns harrowing the country. So the Buckalew brothers, Josh and Thomas, along with Josh's friend Muley, the man-child, come together with other Texans to protect their land at Goliad against the Mexicans who have just ravished...

In Texas Sunrise, Elmer Kelton brings together two novels that tell the story of the Texas Revolution as seen by the brothers Thomas and Joshua Buckalew who emigrate to Texas at a time when the Mexican-controlled province welcomes settlers. In Massacre at Goliad, tensions mount between Mexican authorities and American newcomers, and revolution is in the air, something Thomas Buckalew welcomes but Joshua fears – he is in love with a Mexican girl. The...