Two for Texas, James Lee Burke
Two for Texas, James Lee Burke
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Two for Texas

Author: James Lee Burke

Narrator: Will Patton

Unabridged: 5 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2013

Synopsis

This James Lee Burke classic features 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 Holland’s great-grandfather, a fugitive swept up in the proud fight for Texan independence.

Son Holland escaped a Louisiana chain gang—but 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.

About James Lee Burke

American mystery author, James Lee Burke, was born in Houston, Texas, explaining why most of the lead characters in his novels are Texan. He has won two Edgar awards, which is a very rare experience, and is a bestselling author of two short story collections and over thirty novels. Burke is best known for his Dave Robicheaux series. His Edgar Awards were for Black Cherry and Cimarron Rose. Two of his series were made into screen plays with each movie having a-list actors playing the Robicheaux character (Alec Baldwin - Heaven's Prisoners, and Tommy Lee Jones- In the Electric Mist).

A writer must usually hold down other employment while they attempt to gain a degree of following readers. Burke's various jobs included.......truck driver, newspaper reporter, social worker, land surveyor, unemployment system employee, Job Corps worker, teacher, and finally, novelist.

Burke lives in Montana with his wife, Pearl, two daughters, and four grandchildren. His favorite advice was given by Irving Stone, when Burke was nineteen.......... "Never write a story to pay your gas bill......if you do, be assured your utilities will be turned off".

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew on April 02, 2024

For a relatively short book, Two for Texas covers a lot of ground. It starts with an account of the grim reality of life in the Louisiana penal system in the early 1800’s and goes on to tell much of the history of the Texas Revolution. As a huge fan of the author, I have to say that this early piece......more

Goodreads review by Paul on January 11, 2015

Two for Texas takes us back to the days of the battle for the Alamo and the Texas revolution. This is a period of history I've always been interested in and James Lee Burke tells a gritty, powerful tale that certainly covers a lot of ground.   The story follows Son Holland and Hugh Allison as they esc......more

Goodreads review by Sharon on November 14, 2018

Son Holland escaped a chain gang during the reign of Santa Anna. He and Hugh Allison and an Indian Squaw made their way towards Texas to rid themselves of Indian attacks. They wanted to get to General Houston and Jame Bowie. They did qualify for 160 free acreage. The author made this history very int......more

Goodreads review by Jeremy on August 15, 2023

Son Holland was thrown into the penal camp due to sleeping on a pallet among simile men behind the slave quarters in New Orleans. When he asked why he was arrested once he got to the jail, the constable said, “cutpurse,” claiming he was a thief. The judge gave him ten years because not why he done b......more

Goodreads review by Jim on November 14, 2021

An enjoyable book which places a forebear of the Holland family with Sam Houston and the drive for Texas Independence. James Lee Burke's Two for Texas starts out with two men, one of them Son Holland, breaking out of a brutal Louisiana prison camp. Their escape involved killing their guard, who is t......more

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