Jane Long of Texas: 1798-1880

A novel based on the true-life story of a woman who shaped Texas history by playing an instrumental role in the Texas Revolution.

Regarded by many as the “Mother of Texas,” Jane Wilkinson Long is curiously absent from most history books. Now, this painstakingly researched novelization reveals the fascinating life of the little girl who would grow up to become both a spy and revolutionary in Texas’s fight for independence from Mexico.

Against her family’s wishes, the wealthy and headstrong ...