In 1911, veteran army officer C. W. Langhorne accepts a clandestine assignment that will carry him into revolutionary Mexico for the War Department along with the handsome young ladies’ man, Lieutenant Calvin Jester. While Langhorne runs afoul of the Acordada, the Mexican secret police organization, Jester finds danger of his…
Marksman’s Trinity
When Captain C.W. Langhorne, 4th United States Cavalry, takes a green lieutenant named Harry Bennett and a trio of Apache scouts on a hunting trip along the Rio Grande in the summer of 1916, he has no idea that their real quarry will turn out to be Mexican bandits and…
Standing in the Gap
Army Outposts, Picket Stations, and the Pacification of the Texas Frontier, 1866-1886. After the Civil War, the United States Army faced a tremendous challenge on the Texas frontier. Military authorities had to overcome major obstacles in mobility and communications, and they had to learn a far different kind of warfare…
Benjamin Franklin: You Know What To Say
Benjamin Franklin-a man who knew what to say. Eager as a young boy to learn, you’ll discover Ben’s amazing achievement as a writer, printer, author, inventor, scientist, postmaster general, ambassador, representative, and one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence.
Abraham Lincoln: Will You Ever Give Up?
Abraham Lincoln-a man who refused to give up. Follow the life of one of America’s most admired leaders…from his humble beginnings in a log cabin to the White House as president of the United States. This account tells of how “Honest Abe” overcame great difficulty on his way to shaping…