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    Hawk Banks: Founding Texas

    By D. Allen Henry

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    Revised Edition. A fictional tale for readers interested in the Texas Revolution, this is the historically accurate story of disparate settlers who are inadvertently drawn into the revolution. Scotsman Hank MacElrae has brought his wife Julie and son Auggey to Texas to build a better life. Bostonian Hawk Banks has carelessly joined the Texas Rangers under the erroneous impression that fighting Indians promises to be adventurous. Nate Tucker comes looking for work from Kentucky, whence he befriends the enigmatic horned toad named Mephistopheles. Francisco de la Garza is still in his teens when General Santa Anna sweeps into his village of Zacatecas and conscripts him into the Mexican Army that is headed for Texas. Little do these settlers know that they are about to be swept into a revolution, one that will become the defining event not only in their lives, but also in the history of Texas. At the outset of hostilities Hank leaves Julie and Auggey behind and joins the Revolutionary Army of Texas, whereupon he is introduced to the enigmatic Hawk Banks, who is never boring, ever brilliant, and winning in the end. The friendship that develops between Hank and Hawk is intricate, highly unorthodox, at times hilarious, and ultimately pivotal to the outcome of the Revolution. The harsh realities of life eventually affect one and all, as they are beset with revolutionary battles, run-ins with the infamous Comanche Buffalo Hump, and encounters with death and destruction on the plains of Texas. As the story rushes to the climactic conclusion, an intricate series of events brings the main characters together at the pivotal conflict of the Texas Revolution – the Battle of San Jacinto. In the end, each one playing a seminal role in the birth of a nation, each of them will emerge as revolutionary legends.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherD. Allen Henry
    Release dateJun 16, 2014
    ISBN9781311291233
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    Hawk Banks: Founding Texas
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    D. Allen Henry

    D. Allen Henry is a freelance author. He is an academic, having spent his career teaching at four major universities across the U.S., as well as on several other continents. Dr. Henry is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

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