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The Texan Scouts

Joseph A. Altsheler

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Urrea's swarthy cheeks flushed again.

"I shall not notice your insults," he said. "They are beneath me. I am a Mexican officer and gentleman, and you are mere riders of the plains."

"All the same," said the Panther grimly, "if you are goin' to talk you have to talk with us."

"That is true," said Urrea lightly, having regained complete control of his temper. "In war one cannot choose his enemies. I make you the proposition once more. Give us Roylston and go. If you do not accept we shall nevertheless take him and all of you who do not fall first. Remember that you are rebels and traitors and that you will surely be shot or hanged."

"I don't remember any of them things," said the Panther grimly. "What I do remember is that we are Texans fightin' fur our rights. To hang a man you've first got to catch him, an' to shoot him you've first got to hit him. An' since things are to be remembered, remember that what you are tryin' to do to us we . . . Read More

Community Reviews

Read as part of the Second Western Megapack. It is a fictional account of the early days of Texas' drive to independence from Mexico. It was a great read. Historically, it was well researched and covered a time while Texas was in the early stages of it's uprising against Mexico and General Santa Ann

I thoroughly enjoyed this historical fiction novel. I'm not sure off the top of my head about how accurate some of the historical details were. The author created a fictional character and set him in the historical setting in order to tell the story from his perspective, which is common in the genre