Book description
UNDER TROUBLED SKIES, the third volume in the Western Quest Series,
follows Aaron Turner, his family and friends, through the tumultuous
years culminating in the War for Texas Independence from Mexico. Aaron,
a tall red headed forty-three year old Methodist minister and Major in
the militia wants to raise his family, crops and livestock in peace
along the Navasota River. But many trials will be endured and much
bloodshed before he will find that peace. He is called upon by the
Mexican government and his friend, Stephen Austin, to put down the
Fredonian Rebellion in Nacogdoches. For his action, he is promoted to
Lieutenant Colonel in command of the Northeast Texas militia. He soon
finds that keeping the peace and maintaining order in such a large area
is a big job. His old acquaintance, Santa Anna, prevails in a bloody
civil war that leaves him dictator of all Mexico. The conflict spreads
into the province of Texas, where Aaron will face him again at San
Jacinto. At what price will he find the peace and prosperity he has
sought in the new “promised land?” STEPHEN L. TURNER was born a fifth
generation Texan, a sixth generation Arkansas and an eighth generation
American. His youth was steeped in the history and culture of his
heritage. He graduated from Texas Tech School of Medicine and has worked
as a pediatrician in rural Plainview, Texas since 1984. He is married
and has two adult children. He spends his free time running their
panhandle ranch, raising and training horses, and hunting. He is the
author of OUT OF THE WILDERNESS and ON THE CAMINO REAL, the first two
volumes of the Western Quest Series.
