The Texan Star

by Joseph Alexander Altsheler

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1515111466
• ISBN13: 9781515111467
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Texas History at its best

Calling Altsheler a "children's book writer" is as limiting as saying Mark Twain "wrote light comedy." Read this tale of the epic struggle for Texas independence from Mexico and you'll see why JA was one of the best selling American writers for three decades.