Two for Texas

About this book

This early James Lee Burke classic is available againfeaturing Son Holland the great-grandfather of beloved hero Billy Bob Holland as he flees a Louisiana prison camp with a Native American woman and a fellow prisoner in tow. James Lee Burke steps back three generations to reveal the lightning-paced tale of western lawman Billy Bob Hollands great-grandfather a fugitive swept up in the proud fight for Texan independence. Son Holland escaped a Louisiana chain gangbut never intended to kill a prison guard during the breakaway. Terrified for his life on the run through the bayou with fellow escapee Hugh Allison and a beautiful Indian squaw Son flees across the river to Texas where the only chance the travelers have for survival awaits in a violent storm of revolution led by General Houston and James Bowie.