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The Free Lances: A Romance of the Mexican Valley

Mayne Reid

The story follows Florence Kearney, a young Irishman, who is drawn into the tumultuous events leading up to the Texas Revolution after encountering a recruiting poster calling for volunteers to fight against Santa Anna's forces.

"The Free Lances: A Romance of the Mexican Valley" by Mayne Reid is a historical novel. The story follows Florence Kearney, a young Irishman, who is drawn into the tumultuous events leading up to the Texas Revolution after encountering a recruiting poster calling for volunteers to fight against Santa Anna's forces.

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This laconism came from the lips of a young man who was walking along the Levee of New Orleans. Just before giving utterance to it he had made a sudden stop, facing a dead wall, enlivened, however, by a large poster, on which were printed, in conspicuous letters, the words—

Underneath, in smaller type, was a proclamation, setting forth the treachery of Santa Anna and the whole Mexican nation, recalling in strong terms the Massacre of Fanning, the butchery of Alamo, and other like atrocities; ending in an appeal to all patriots and lovers of freedom to arm, take the field, and fight against the tyrant of Mexico and his myrmidons.

“I’ll go!” said the young man, after a glance given to the printed statement; then, more deliberately re-reading it, he repeated the words with an emphasis that told of his being in earnest.

The poster also gave intimation of a meeting to be held the same evening at a certain rendezvous in Poydras Street.

He who read only lingered to make note of the address, which was the name of a noted café. Having done this, he was turning to continue his walk when his path was barred by a specimen of humanity, who stood full six foot six in a pair of alligator leather boots, on the banquette by his side, “So ye’re goin’, air ye?” was the half-interrogative speech that proceeded from the individual thus confronting him.

Contents

  1. 01Chapter Two.
  2. 02Chapter Three.
  3. 03Chapter Four.
  4. 04Chapter Five.
  5. 05Chapter Six.
  6. 06Chapter Seven.
  7. 07Chapter Eight.
  8. 08Chapter Nine.
  9. 09Chapter Ten.
  10. 10Chapter Eleven.
  11. 11Chapter Twelve.
  12. 12Chapter Thirteen.
  13. 13Chapter Fourteen.
  14. 14Chapter Fifteen.
  15. 15Chapter Sixteen.
  16. 16Chapter Seventeen.
  17. 17Chapter Eighteen.
  18. 18Chapter Nineteen.
  19. 19Chapter Twenty.
  20. 20Chapter Twenty One.
  21. 21Chapter Twenty Two.
  22. 22Chapter Twenty Three.
  23. 23Chapter Twenty Four.
  24. 24Chapter Twenty Five.
  25. 25Chapter Twenty Six.
  26. 26Chapter Twenty Seven.
  27. 27Chapter Twenty Eight.
  28. 28Chapter Twenty Nine.
  29. 29Chapter Thirty.
  30. 30Chapter Thirty One.
  31. 31Chapter Thirty Two.
  32. 32Chapter Thirty Three.
  33. 33Chapter Thirty Four.
  34. 34Chapter Thirty Five.
  35. 35Chapter Thirty Six.
  36. 36Chapter Thirty Seven.
  37. 37Chapter Thirty Eight.
  38. 38Chapter Thirty Nine.
  39. 39Chapter Forty.
  40. 40Chapter Forty One.
  41. 41Chapter Forty Two.
  42. 42Chapter Forty Three.
  43. 43Chapter Forty Four.
  44. 44Chapter Forty Five.
  45. 45Chapter Forty Six.
  46. 46Chapter Forty Seven.
  47. 47Chapter Forty Eight.
  48. 48Chapter Forty Nine.
  49. 49Chapter Fifty.
  50. 50Chapter Fifty One.
  51. 51Chapter Fifty Two.
  52. 52Chapter Fifty Three.
  53. 53Chapter Fifty Four.
  54. 54Chapter Fifty Five.
  55. 55Chapter Fifty Six.
  56. 56Chapter Fifty Seven.
  57. 57Chapter Fifty Eight.
  58. 58Chapter Fifty Nine.
  59. 59Chapter Sixty.
  60. 60Chapter Sixty One.

About this edition

Author
Mayne Reid
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
305 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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