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Book details
  • Genre:FICTION
  • SubGenre:Westerns
  • Language:English
  • Series title:Saga of a Texas Ranger
  • Series Number:1
  • Pages:411
  • eBook ISBN:9781620959138

Saga of a Texas Ranger

by Jeffery Robenalt

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Overview
Set in the Republic of Texas, circa1840, Saga of a Texas Ranger is the first in a series of of four historic Westerns written by Jeffery Robenalt. Sixteen year old Caleb McAdams and his family sell their prosperous farm in Tennessee and head for Texas to escape a deadly blood feud, but find that danger also lurks on the Texas frontier. While Caleb is out rounding up wild longhorns, his family is massacred by the Comanches during the Great Raid of 1840. Seeking revenge, Caleb volunteers to fight with Captain Jack Hays and the Texas Rangers at the Battle of Plum Creek and the saga begins.
Description
Set in the Republic of Texas, circa1840, Saga of a Texas Ranger is the first in a series of of four historic Westerns written by Jeffery Robenalt. Sixteen year old Caleb McAdams and his family sell their prosperous farm in Tennessee and head for Texas to escape a deadly blood feud, but find that danger also lurks on the Texas frontier. While Caleb is out rounding up wild longhorns, his family is massacred by the Comanches during the Great Raid of 1840. Seeking revenge, Caleb volunteers to fight with Captain Jack Hays and the Texas Rangers at the Battle of Plum Creek and the saga begins.
About the author
Jeffery Robenalt served in Vietnam as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps and later as a Platoon Leader and Executive Officer in the 101st Airborne Division. He earned his BA in History from New York University and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Texas Tech University. After practicing law for ten years, Mr. Robenalt currently resides with his wife, Lizabeth and daughter Emily in Lockhart, Texas where he teaches Texas history at Lockhart Junior High School