The Yellow Rose : A Novel of the Texas Revolution – PAPERBACK

Carl R. Brush

“Bob Stewart died shortly after The Yellow Rose was first published. He was 75 and had been a writer for his entire professional life. As a freelance journalist, he conducted literally thousands of interviews with people famous and infamous, ranging from presidents to serial killers to movie stars. The interviews were published in Life Magazine, People Magazine, and many others. In the entertainment field, he wrote the weekly cover story for TV guide and did movie interviews for KSAT TV. His hometown newspaper, The San Antonio Light, was a venue for much of his work. After retiring, he turned to writing both fiction and non-fiction books. They ranged in theme and style from Man to Man, When The Woman You Love Has Breast Cancer, to the comic detective novel Alias Thomas A. Katt. In The Yellow Rose, Bob presents a story based on the history of the founding of Texas, the state he loved. Carl Brush has been writing since he could write, which is quite a long time now. He grew up and lives in Northern California, close to the roots of the people and action of his California-based historical thrillers–The Maxwell Vendetta, and its sequel, The Second Vendetta; Bonita, and its sequel, You Can’t Keep Her. The Yellow Rose took him to Texas at the invitation of his late co-author, Bob Stewart who though deceased Shortly after The Yellow Rose was first published, still lives in his heart. You can find Carl living with his wife in Oakland, California, where he enjoys the blessings of nearby children and grandchildren.”