A story of the Texan struggle for independence. It opens in the City of Mexico, where Ned Fulton, the young hero, is held prisoner. He escapes by means of a singular device, and attempts to make his way to Texas. After many adventures with Indians and Mexicans he is again captured and thrown into a submarine dungeon. Once more, while a great storm is raging, he escapes, is pursued by brigands, and just as his doom seems sure, he is rescued by the famous Colonel Bowie. Santa Anna, Sam Houston, “Deaf” Smith and other historical characters appear in the course of the narrative.
The Texan Scouts By Joseph A. Altsheler
Pictures in Color. Large 12mo. Cloth, $1.25 net.
“The Texan Scouts” is the story of the further adventures of Ned Fulton, the young hero of “The Texan Star” and his friends. There is plenty of thrilling adventure and excitement, and at the same time the background of the story is historically true. The book is complete in itself, and it is not necessary to have read the previous books by Mr. Altsheler to thoroughly enjoy this.
The Texan Triumph By Joseph A. Altsheler
Pictures in Color, Cloth, Large 12mo. Price $1.35 net. By mail, $1.47.
Here is a another volume about the Texan struggle for independence, written in Mr. Altsheler’s best style. Ned Fulton and his friends of former books are all there and figure in many an exciting escapade, winding up with the famous battle of San Jacinto, where the Mexican General Santa Anna is defeated. One fine thing about Mr. Altsheler’s stories is that they always have a background of real history and the incidents in them are true to the times.
Apache Gold By Joseph A. Altsheler
With Pictures in Color. Cloth, Large 12mo. Price $1.35 net. By mail, $1.47.
This is a story of the far Southwest, of the high mountains, abandoned dwellings, venomous Apaches, and a hunt for a treasure lost by Spaniards many generations ago. Charles Wayne is a telegrapher at a small way station in Arizona. A man who seems to be a tramp, staggers from the desert into his little office and dies there. But before his death he utters disjointed sentences about a great treasure concealed in the distant and lofty mountains. The adventures of Charles in search of this treasure form the basis of the story.