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All for Texas
a story of Texas liberation
By Wisler, G. Clifton
- ISBN
- 978-0-80920-629-2
- Publisher
- Lincolnwood, Ill. : Jamestown Publishers, c2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 4, 2000
Gr 4-8 Thomas Jefferson Byrd, 13, tells about moving west with his family from Alabama to Texas in 1836. His father has been promised land if he will join the Texas settlers fighting against Mexico. When Jeff and his friend Josh take food to the undersupplied army at Goliad, they choose to stay. Josh is killed in battle, and Jeff's father is among those killed by Mexican soldiers. The plot moves so fast that it desensitizes readers to these horrific events; Jeff seems to ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
