Buckalew Family · Book 1
Massacre at Goliad
- Published
- 1 January 1965
- Pages
- 267
- ISBN-13
- 9780345227423
- Type
- novel
About this book
Elmer Kelton's Massacre at Goliad (1965) runs 267 pages, following brothers Thomas and Joshua Buckalew through the Alamo, the Goliad massacre, and the Battle of San Jacinto as revolution builds between Mexican authorities and American settlers.
Its place in Buckalew Family
Massacre at Goliad is book 1 in the Buckalew Family series. It is followed by After the Bugles. See the full Buckalew Family reading order.
An early two-book Elmer Kelton series set during the Texas Revolution. Massacre at Goliad (1965) follows brothers Thomas and Joshua Buckalew as revolution builds between Mexican authorities and American settlers -- Thomas eager for war, Joshua reluctant because he loves a Mexican woman -- through the Alamo, the Goliad massacre, and the decisive Battle of San Jacinto. After the Bugles (1967) picks up exactly where it ends, on the San Jacinto battlefield, following Joshua Buckalew through the harder work of…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780345227423