The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty

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The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty

by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

EN·~10 hours·25 chapters

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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/)

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THE TEXAN STAR - THE STORY OF A GREAT FIGHT FOR LIBERTY - BY - JOSEPH A. ALTSHELER

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PREFACE

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THE TEXAN STAR - CHAPTER I - THE PRISONERS

23:39
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CHAPTER II - A HAIR-CUT

24:45
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CHAPTER III - SANCTUARY

28:39
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CHAPTER IV - THE PALM

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CHAPTER V - IN THE PYRAMID

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CHAPTER VI - THE MARCH WITH COS

30:20
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CHAPTER VII - THE DUNGEON UNDER THE SEA

39:05

Description

In the opening chapters we are thrust into a stone prison deep in Mexico’s historic capital, where Stephen Austin, the determined leader of the Texas settlers, languishes alongside a fiercely loyal young man named Edward Fulton. Through the narrow windows they watch the towering volcanoes of Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, symbols of a distant freedom that fuels Edward’s yearning for escape. Their conversations reveal the looming threat of Santa Anna, whose rise promises harsher oppression for the Texan colonies.

Against this backdrop of confinement and mounting tension, the narrative sketches the first sparks of rebellion: Austin’s resolve to rally his people, Edward’s inner conflict between duty and the pull of liberty, and the early skirmishes that set the stage for a larger uprising. The story captures the grit and idealism of those who dared to challenge a powerful empire, inviting listeners to experience the early, perilous steps toward Texas’s fight for independence.

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en

Duration

~10 hours (600K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2005-05-18

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

1862–1919

A newspaperman turned storyteller, he wrote fast-moving historical adventures that introduced generations of young readers to the American frontier, the Civil War, and other turning points in history. His books blend action, atmosphere, and a strong sense of place, especially the Kentucky landscapes he knew well.

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