Uncle Comanche

J A Benner

ISBN 10: 0875651526 / ISBN 13: 9780875651521

About this Item

Uncle Comanche by J A Benner. Published by Chaparral Book, TCU Press, Ft Worth, TX, 1996. 1st Edition. Paperback. No DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Fine. 169 Pgs. ISBN 0875651526. LCCN 95-36530. A novel based on the life of Texan Sul Ross. Sul Ross is a boy with big plans; he hankers for a life in the US Army. Unfortunately for him, his gruff father has already intended for him to be a farmer on the family property in Waco. To make matters worse, Sul's older brother Pete is living out Sul's dream, preparing to study at West Point and become an officer. But Sul can't give up on his plan. He runs away from home and finds himself in a series of adventures: attached by Kickapoo Indians; caught in a raging river; even kidnapped by Comanches. With the help of Sgt Hanse ''Uncle Comanche'' Mason, Sul realizes what it means to be a soldier while he learns to follow his dreams. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 12608.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Uncle Comanche
• ISBN 10: 0875651526
• ISBN 13: 9780875651521
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

The year is 1850, and young Sul Ross of Waco, Texas, is ambitious to be a soldier. But his father, landowner Shap Ross, is determined that older brother Pete will be the soldier, and Sul, a farmer. When his father accuses him of lying and twice gives him a hiding without listening to Sul's side of the story, the boy runs away to live in the Anadarko camp of Chief José María, a camp at peace with its Texas neighbors. Sul's adventures really begin when his childhood hero, Sergeant Hanse Mason (the Uncle Comanche of the title), tracks him down. Together they fight off a Kickapoo attack, visit a Comanche village, and rescue ferry passengers from a flash flood.

Lawrence Sullivan Ross, who grew to be not only a ranger but a state senator and governor of Texas, is perhaps now best known for leading the ranger party which rescued Cynthia Ann Parker. Uncle Comanche, based on real incidents from his youth, presents an accurate yet exciting picture of life in frontier Texas. If Sul Ross never had an Uncle Comanche, he should have!

About the Author

J. A. Benner is the author of Sul Ross: Soldier, Statesman, Educator, a biography, and one other novel, Lone Star Rebel. She has taught at Bethesda Christian Institute in San Antonio for fifteen years.