The Bear and the Eagle

It is 1835 in Old Mexico and they plan to hang Juan Garcia! For murder! At 12 years old! Important incidents occur in Texas. President/General Santa Anna saves Juan's life. Juan enters the Alamo battle and saves General Santa Anna's life and it produces a long and complicated chronology between the eagle, Santa Anna and the bear, Juan Garcia. A famous knife slips into Juan's grasp and he wields it throughout the saga. The story moves Juan through history, exposing long-forgotten events as Juan takes advantage of circumstances to relocate to the United States. In America, an unknown enemy tries to murder him. Juan becomes famous as he darts in and out of history. Will Juan discover who hunts him before the relentless assassins succeed? Juan's son Jay enters the story and carries on the family legacy in this action-packed, multi-generational, 19th century, historical fiction novel. This is book one in a five-book series.