Journey to Goliad

Mr. Barrington's Mysterious Trunk #4

by Melodie A. Cuate

Hannah followed Nick's gaze to gray stone walls. In the corner, the highest point on the horizon, stood a chapel with a bell tower topped with a cross. It was Presidio La Bahia. They were headed back to the fort in Goliad. On the top of the wall, seven soldiers aimed muskets toward the prairie and hills. "What did we get ourselves into this time?" Hannah murmured. When Mr. Barrington brings his trunk on a field trip to Goliad, Hannah, Jackie, and Nick find themselves back in the Texas Revolution. It’s 1836, just weeks before Colonel James Fannin and General José de Urrea face off at the Battle of Coleto and Santa Anna orders the execution of all prisoners. Are Nick and his new friend Benjamin Hughes being watched by a spy? Will the girls succeed in helping Francita Alavez, the Angel of Goliad, rescue Fannin’s men?

Genres: Historical Fiction

176 pages, Hardcover

First published April 10, 2009

About the author

Melodie A. Cuate writes books about Texas history for children.

Reviews

[Lukav · Rating 1 out of 5]

Journey to Goliad by Melodie A. Cuate is a book about how a brother and sister together with the sisters best friend get transported back in time to the Goliad Massacre, to help save Texans who would have been otherwise executed. They make friends and enemies and go behind enemy lines, all the while trying to get back to their own time.

Journey to Goliad is the fourth book in a series of five books (as of the time of my writing). I would recommend this book only to Texas history fanatics.

[Serryn L.]

This journey to the past is a good book if you are looking to broaden your knowledge of this battle from Texas history.