{"product_id":"texas-rising-the-epic-true-story-of-the-lone-star-republic-and-the-rise-of-the-texas-rangers-1836-1846-paperback","title":"Texas Rising: The Epic True Story of the Lone Star Republic and the Rise of the Texas Rangers, 1836-1846 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen L. Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe official nonfiction companion to HISTORY's dramatic series \u003cem\u003eTexas Rising\u003c\/em\u003e (created by the same team that made the ratings record-breaker \u003cem\u003eHatfields \u0026amp; McCoys\u003c\/em\u003e): a thrilling new narrative history of the Texas Revolution and the rise of the legendary Texas Rangers who patrolled the violent western frontier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarch 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeneral 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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: \u003cem\u003eVictory or death.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe official nonfiction companion to History's dramatic series \u003cem\u003eTexas Rising\u003csup\u003e(R)\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (produced by the same team who made the award-winning ratings blockbuster \u003cem\u003eHatfields \u0026amp; McCoys\u003c\/em\u003e), acclaimed Texas historian Stephen L. Moore's definitive new narrative account tells the full, thrilling story of the Texas Republic, from revolution to independence and its years as a sovereign nation. 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