Star in the Rigging: A Novel of the Texas Navy
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- Synopsis
- Tension in 1832 between Mexico and her arrogant progeny, Texas, was mounting fast. Mexico placed an embargo on all Texas shipping. Outraged shipowners sent up a storm of protest. Finally Captain Jeremiah H. Brown of the schooner Sabine, urged by the people of Texas, sailed past the roaring guns in Velasco Harbor in a dash for New Orleans. This first act of open defiance was to touch off the Texas war for independence. Captain Jerry matched his wits and cunning against the powerful Navy of Mexico. He brought the fight to Mexico’s front door by committing sabotage in the harbor of her largest port, Vera Cruz. But he was torn between patriotism and his love for a treacherous woman who had turned her back on her country for the wealth and glitter of Mexico. This is the story of a country paralyzed by strife told against a background of the Alamo, the surrender of Colonel Fannin’s army, Samuel Houston’s retreat, and the eventual triumph of Texas. Garland Roark has written the unforgettable and little-known history of the Texas Navy and the part it played in winning freedom for the Lone Star Republic.
- Copyright:
- 1954
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 345 Pages
- Publisher:
- Doubleday & Company, INC.
- Date of Addition:
- 02/26/25
- Copyrighted By:
- Garland Roark
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Teens, Literature and Fiction
- Reading Age:
- 15 and up
- Submitted By:
- Melba June Thompson
- Proofread By:
- Lynn Thompson
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.