The Books
The Townsend Chronicles is a multigenerational historical fiction series following a real American family across the frontier era.
Book I
Brothers of the Revolution
Seven brothers. Two frontiers. A family destined to stand at the center of the Texas Revolution.
From the Carolinas to Mexican Texas, the Townsend brothers navigate war, migration, and the birth of a nation — grounded in real historical records and brought to vivid life by Mark G. Walker.
The Series Continues
Book II
Brothers of a Divided Nation
A family. A nation divided. A future uncertain.
Beginning in 1851 with the murder of James Stephen Townsend, Book 2 follows the surviving brothers — and the generation coming behind them — through the Civil War and emancipation. Drawn from military records, probate files, family documents, and Lucky Townsend's firsthand memoir, this is a sweeping story of inheritance, loyalty, contradiction, and survival. The revolution made them Texans. The Civil War would decide what remained.
Released September 1, 2026
375 pages
ISBN 979-8171193874
Coming January 2027
Book III — Coming January 2027
Brothers of a Restless Frontier
The war is over. The frontier is not.
The Civil War is over, but Texas is nowhere near peace. As the surviving Townsend brothers grow older, their sons and nephews inherit a frontier reshaped by emancipation, Reconstruction, lawlessness, border conflict, and the pull of Mexico. Brothers of a Restless Frontier carries the documented Townsend saga into a dangerous new generation.
Releasing January 2027