Best Historical Novels About William B. Travis

William B. Travis

William Barret Travis was an American lawyer and soldier who became a commander in the Texas Revolution against Mexico. After moving to Mexican Texas he became involved in resistance to the centralising government of Antonio López de Santa Anna.

In February 1836 Travis took command of the regular forces defending the Alamo in San Antonio and issued appeals for reinforcements during the siege. He was killed with the rest of the garrison when Mexican troops stormed the mission on 6 March 1836.

Manolo Palomares’ The Texas War follows Mexican operations around Béxar and the assault on the Alamo while providing a contrasting perspective on Antonio López de Santa Anna, William B. Travis, James Bowie and Davy Crockett. William B. Travis is treated fictionally in John Jakes’ The Furies.

Historical novels and book series featuring William B. Travis (1 series)

The Kent Family Chronicles in Order

by John Jakes 8 books 4.2(89,573)

The Kent Family Chronicles trace successive generations of one family from the eve of the American Revolution to the early 1890s. The saga begins with Phillipe Charboneau, the unrecognised son of an English duke, who becomes Philip Kent in America, and follows his descendants as they build, lose…