Project Gutenberg 2005-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 52 Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) 1862 1919 Altsheler, Joseph Alexander Altsheler, J. A. (Joseph Alexander) The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty E-text prepared by David Garcia, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Kentuckiana Digital Library (http://kdl.kyvl.org/) "The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty" by Joseph A. Altsheler is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on the Texan struggle for independence against Mexican rule, highlighting pivotal events and key figures like Stephen Austin and the young Edward Fulton. This tale captures the dramatic fight for liberty and the courage displayed by individuals in the face of oppression. The opening portion introduces readers to the confinement of Stephen Austin and Edward Fulton in a Mexican prison. Here, they reflect on the political tensions between Texas and Mexico, particularly the threat posed by General Santa Anna. Despite being imprisoned, both characters display resilience, with young Ned's longing for freedom driving him to consider an escape. The narrative sets a tone of urgency and determination, showcasing the personal stakes intertwined with broader historical upheaval while establishing the complex interplay between characters as they navigate this challenging landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Texas -- Fiction PZ PS Text Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 667619 667375 2024-09-07T07:04:37.451040 2023-09-07T08:48:21.946720 text/html text/html 674799 2020-12-14T12:05:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 251499 2020-12-14T12:05:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 313458 2024-09-07T07:04:46.296038 application/epub+zip 322571 2024-09-07T07:04:39.349072 application/epub+zip 312395 2024-09-07T07:04:38.289092 application/epub+zip 590340 2024-09-07T07:04:51.967019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558622 2024-09-07T07:04:45.515022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500822 2022-09-08T00:02:14.327497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 635549 635349 2024-09-07T07:04:35.988098 2023-09-07T08:48:20.594701 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 635051 2020-12-14T12:05:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 233226 2020-12-14T12:05:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 635059 2020-12-14T12:05:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 233203 2020-12-14T12:05:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20942 2024-09-07T07:04:52.107973 application/rdf+xml 20965 2024-09-07T07:04:38.662056 image/jpeg 4617 2024-09-07T07:04:38.473060 image/jpeg 308737 2024-09-07T07:04:37.509082 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia