The Great Texas Dance
Texas Dance (The Tales of Zebadiah Creed, Book Two) continues the saga of Zebadiah Creed and we find our hero at the Alamo aside Jim Bowie, William Travis and Davy Crockett in the last days before the fall. Zebadiah’s luck holds and he and his pal Grainger are sent off with urgent messages for reinforcements to General Houston. We follow Zebadiah on his journey to Gonzales, the fateful and doomed Goliad and threading his way through the intrigue of conflicting loyalties and perilous escapes on his journey to Houston and others. Zebadiah finds his own truth and loyalties tested, never really sure who his friends are or his foes. The dance of Tejanos, Texians, the Mexican army and the American politicians weave together a complicated waltz orchestrated by greed, passion, slavery and its foes. Jackson has given us a new look at the Texas revolution…what started it, who stood to gain, and who its real heroes were.
Kathleen Morris
Texas Dance (The Tales of Zebadiah Creed, Book Two) continues the saga of Zebadiah Creed and we find our hero at the Alamo aside Jim Bowie, William Travis and Davy Crockett in the last days before the fall. Zebadiah’s luck holds and he and his pal Grainger are sent off with urgent messages for reinforcements to General Houston. We follow Zebadiah on his journey to Gonzales, the fateful and doomed Goliad and threading his way through the intrigue of conflicting loyalties and perilous escapes on his journey to Houston and others. Zebadiah finds his own truth and loyalties tested, never really sure who his friends are or his foes. The dance of Tejanos, Texians, the Mexican army and the American politicians weave together a complicated waltz orchestrated by greed, passion, slavery and its foes. Jackson has given us a new look at the Texas revolution…what started it, who stood to gain, and who its real heroes were.
Jeffery Westerhoff
With as much fervor, with as much energy and fast pace, and with characters that illuminate the story with incredibly animated foibles, Zebediah Creed again rides out an adventure that is just as exciting and fun as his first exploits in Mark C. Jackson’s first book “AN EYE FOR AN EYE”.
Charles Johnson
Mark C. Jackson waltzes into Texas history with the surety of a writer working at the top of his craft. Creed mingles with Texans Jim Bowie and Sam Houston with an entertaining plot, and deep, well-developed characters that kept this reader turning pages well into the night.
Larry D. Sweazy, multiple award-winning author of The Lost are the Last to Die
A taut, grim, exciting adventure. Filled with plenty of scrapes and narrow escapes, The Great Texas Dance tells what happened after the fall of the Alamo through the eyes of Zebadiah Creed, a hero as tough as hickory. Author Mark C. Jackson knows how to spin a story.
Thomas D. Clagett, Spur Award Finalist for Line of Glory
The Great Texas Dance is a lively, action-packed story with rich detail, cinematic settings, and a great cast of historical and fictional characters.
John D. Nesbitt, Spur-Award winning author of Great Lonesome.
Mark C. Jackson writes lean, leathery prose, gives his characters plenty of grit and gumption, and tells a satisfying story of Texas’s fight for independence.
Johnny D. Boggs, Eight Time Spur Award Winner and Author of Return to Red River
An Eye For An Eye
I loved this book. What an exciting, fast-paced, action-packed, gripping story with a dramatic conclusion! This is the author’s first novel, and I will be anxious to read the next in the series. I had difficulty putting this book down. The dialog and drama make it one of my favorites this year.”
Jeffery Westerhoff, Historical Novel Society
In an age long past, a time forgotten by all except serious students of history, beaver pelts were gold, and the men who lived off the death of the furry rodent were a law unto themselves. The Creed brothers were such men. When the brothers set out on the Missouri River to take their gathered plews to the St. Louis buyers, thereby cutting out the fur company that controls the market, they open themselves to a world of violence and intrigue. The murder of his brother and the theft of their winter’s work send Zebadiah Creed on a mission of revenge. A chance encounter with the mysterious Billy Frieze, who seems to know every questionable character on the Mississippi, opens doors into the underworld for Zebadiah, leading him from one violent encounter to the next. Along the way, he meets murderers, prostitutes, slaves, and brigands. Jackson’s first book is not for the faint of heart. But if you like your frontier raw and with the edges still exposed, this well-written book may be the one for you.
Reg Quist Booklist, January 2017
Just read ‘Eye for and Eye’ by Mark C. Jackson. Have always preferred slice of life stories. We are inserted into the raw authenticity of the 1800s. We can believe Zeb’s motive And by not sparing the reader we are never insulted. Not a spec of hoakiness in the whole book. enjoyable read!!
Heloise Love
Finishing up a great book with a cup of joe. If you like the western/adventure novel genre, you will love this book. ‘An Eye For An Eye’ by Mark C. Jackson. It’s a story that is set in 1835 and is about a fur trapper raised by Lakota Indians who is on a quest for revenge. Looking for the man who killed his brother, he travels down the Mississippi River from St Louis to New Orleans to quench his thirst for justice. Mark has a natural ability of bringing his characters to life and putting you right in the middle of the adventure as he describes the action. I highly recommend Mark’s book which is available online at Amazon or Barnes and Noble and in many bookstores.
Mark Morrell