Line of Glory: A Novel of the Alamo
- 260pages
- 10 heures de lecture
""13 Final hours of the Alamo on March 5th 1836"--Provided by publisher"--
Thomas D. Clagett est un auteur passionné par le Far West américain, qu'il fait revivre à travers son écriture captivante. Ses romans historiques plongent dans le riche passé de la région, puisant souvent leur inspiration dans des récits authentiques et des personnalités historiques marquantes. Le style narratif de Clagett est salué pour sa capacité à immerger les lecteurs dans l'esprit indompté de l'Ouest, créant des personnages complexes qui résonnent auprès des lecteurs. Son œuvre offre non seulement un aperçu de l'histoire, mais explore également des thèmes intemporels de moralité et de justice.





""13 Final hours of the Alamo on March 5th 1836"--Provided by publisher"--
It's 1853. The notorious bandit Joaquin Murieta and his outlaw gang have ravaged the infant state of California for three years. Now, Murieta has had enough and wants to return to Mexico. Skirting the adobe town of Los Angeles, he has no idea that a band of California Rangers led by Ambrose Quick, a politically ambitious man, are after the killer of a deputy sheriff. They believe that murderer is Murieta. After an exhausting chase the Rangers grievously wound Murieta, but he refuses to tell them his name or anything else -- until the brandy they give him for the pain loosens his tongue and he tells them he didn't kill any deputy but he is Joaquin Murieta. But not all of the Rangers believe him . . .
It's 1853. The notorious bandit Joaquin Murieta has ravaged the infant state of California for three years. Now, Murieta wants to return to his wife in Mexico. But when he's wounded and captured by California Rangers, there's more than his life at stake.
Territory of New Mexico, 1875. Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy needs money to complete the new cathedral he's building in Santa Fe. He comes to see Father Clement Grantaire, pastor of a small parish near the Texas border, for help. Father Grantaire has a checkered past, but he also has an idea: he can use his less-than-priestly gambling skills to obtain money for the cathedral.
"Summer, 1885. Something inexplicable has come to the railroad town of Las Vegas in the Territory of New Mexico. Asked to investigate, the Pinkerton Detective Agency sends their best detective. Her name is Hattie Lawton. But no one can know her true identity or why she has been sent, because, as Hattie knows well, no one can keep a secret. She poses as a nurse, hired to tend the consumptive patients staying at the Montezuma, the newest and grandest hotel in the famous Harvey House chain. Finding information proves difficult for Hattie. Deputy Sheriff Antonio Valdes resents her attempts. Father John Lanigan fears her, but something else frightens the priest even more: a creature that some people swear can change its shape-a creature that is afraid of nothing"--