In Texas Sunrise Elmer Kelton brings together two novels that tell the story of the Texas Revolution as seen by the brothers Thomas and Joshua Buckalew who emigrate to Texas at a time when the Mexican-controlled province welcomes settlersIn Massacre at Goliadnbsptensions mount between Mexican authorities and American newcomers and revolution is in the air something Thomas Buckalew welcomes but Joshua fears he is in love with a Mexican girlThe story touches on the immortal battle of the Alamo but centers on the infamous Goliad massacre and ultimately the decisive battle of San Jacinto which made Texas an independent republicAfter the Bugles continues where Massacre at Goliad ends on the battlefield at San Jacinto Joshua Buckalew tries to put the pieces back together but finds that starting over in the aftermath of war can be as challenging as the war itself The racial differences that helped foment the conflict have not gone away And Texas finds that being an independent republic can be more difficult than being a colonial extension of Mexico.
