![]() ![]() whether it was Mexican servants, Comanche Indians, confederate troops, mean spirited merchants, or one particular union soldier, Hannah found mercy and love to spare. with childlike faith, Hannah met each obstacle with prayer. this story will stretch your heart and your faith in mankind. and Hannah's brave move to meet the boy's father when he came for his son. the portrayal of the young Indian boy, injured near the ranch, was one of the most illuminating and interesting parts of the book for me. a nuance of the war that I hadn't contemplated before. In the book, and in the Civil War, the Comanche Indians were ran rough shod by the troops. Most Texans' sympathies lied with the south, with some joining the fighting and many being instrumental in smuggling horses and supplies to the confederate troops. ![]() ![]() ![]() interestingly enough, succeeded from the union in 1861 and replaced Governor Sam Houston, when he would not take an oath of allegiance to the Confederate States. Hannah and her young brother and sister are living on a ranch that has been seized by the government from its owner, William Barnett, because he and his family sided and fought for the union. My first book about Texas and the Civil War. ![]()
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