{"product_id":"2940013275164","title":"THE TEXAN SCOUTS","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    I. IN THE STORM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   II. THE CAPTIVES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  III. THE FIGHT WITH URREA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   IV. THE CABIN IN THE WOODS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    V. SANTA ANNA'S ADVANCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   VI. FOR FREEDOM'S SAKE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  VII. THE HERALD OF ATTACK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e VIII. IN THE ALAMO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   IX. THE FLAG OF NO QUARTER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    X. CROCKETT AND BOWIE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XI. THE DESPERATE DEFENCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XII. BEFORE THE DICTATOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XIII. TO THE LAST MAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XIV. THE NEWS OF THE FALL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XV. IN ANOTHER TRAP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XVI. FANNIN'S CAMP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XVII. THE SAD SURRENDER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eXVIII. THE BLACK TRAGEDY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XIX. THE RACE FOR THE BOAT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   XX. THE CRY FOR VENGEANCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIN THE STORM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe horseman rode slowly toward the west, stopping once or twice to\u003cbr\u003eexamine the wide circle of the horizon with eyes that were trained to\u003cbr\u003enote every aspect of the wilderness. On his right the plains melted away\u003cbr\u003ein gentle swell after swell, until they met the horizon. Their brown\u003cbr\u003esurface was broken only by the spiked and thorny cactus and stray bits\u003cbr\u003eof chaparral.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn his left was the wide bed of a river which flowed through the sand,\u003cbr\u003ebreaking here and there into several streams, and then reuniting, only\u003cbr\u003eto scatter its volume a hundred yards further into three or four\u003cbr\u003echannels. A bird of prey flew on strong wing over the water, dipped and\u003cbr\u003ethen rose again, but there was no other sign of life. Beyond, the\u003cbr\u003ecountry southward rolled away, gray and bare, sterile and desolate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe horseman looked most often into the south. His glances into the\u003cbr\u003enorth were few and brief, but his eyes dwelled long on the lonely land\u003cbr\u003ethat lay beyond the yellow current. His was an attractive face. He was\u003cbr\u003eyoung, only a boy, but the brow was broad and high, and the eyes, grave\u003cbr\u003eand steady, were those of one who thought much. He was clad completely\u003cbr\u003ein buckskin, and his hat was wide of brim. A rifle held in one hand lay\u003cbr\u003eacross the pommel of his saddle and there were weapons in his belt. Two\u003cbr\u003elight, but warm, blankets, folded closely, were tied behind him. The\u003cbr\u003etanned face and the lithe, strong figure showed a wonderful degree of\u003cbr\u003ehealth and strength.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeveral hours passed and the horseman rode on steadily though slowly.\u003cbr\u003eHis main direction was toward the west, and always he kept the river two\u003cbr\u003eor three hundred yards on his left. He never failed to search the plains\u003cbr\u003eon either side, but chiefly in the south, with the eager, intent gaze\u003cbr\u003ethat missed nothing. But the lonesome gray land, cut by the coiling\u003cbr\u003eyellow river, still rolled before him, and its desolation and chill\u003cbr\u003estruck to his heart. It was the depth of the Texan winter, and, at\u003cbr\u003etimes, icy gusts, born in far mountains, swept across the plains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe rider presently turned his horse toward the river and stopped on a\u003cbr\u003elow bluff overlooking it. His face showed a tinge of disappointment, as\u003cbr\u003eif his eyes failed to find objects for which they sought. Again he gazed\u003cbr\u003elong and patiently into the south, but without reward.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073714536688,"sku":"2940013275164","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013275164_p0.jpg?v=1763578856","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013275164","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}