Leonard Street Publishing is the exclusive imprint for Rescuing Crockett, the Silas Grant western historical fiction series, and author David Z. Pyke.
Rescuing Crockett is the award-winning epic of western historical fiction that's an adventure, a mystery, a thriller, and a love story set in the turbulent years of the Republic of Texas.
Texas, 1838. Silas Grant prepares for life with the girl of his dreams. The resourceful sixteen-year-old is learning the blacksmith trade from his father and frontier skills from Texas Revolution veterans. But when a portrait of David Crockett raises the possibility that the beloved folk hero didn’t die two years earlier, Silas joins a quest for the truth.
Exploring a world healing from the war, Silas and his fellow Texians investigate the accounts of Alamo survivors, follow a trail of clues across Texas and Mexico, and pursue a witness to the battle's final moments. Their odyssey turns lethal as layers of the last stand’s mystery peel away to expose a shocking secret.
Will the revelation stun a nation or ignite a fatal showdown?
Winner of the 2023 gold medal in the American category from The Historical Fiction Company
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-959440-01-7
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-959440-02-4
ePub ISBN: 978-1-959440-03-1
Kindle ISBN: 978-1-959440-04-8
Imprint: Leonard Street Publishing
"...presented with artful plausibility.... The investigative process centers around interviews of witnesses and survivors. The reconstructions of that catastrophic day in 1836 are utterly gripping and portrayed with both intelligence and dramatic power.... Pyke has achieved something rare: a novel that is dramatically captivating, historically rigorous (if ultimately fanciful), and philosophically inquisitive.... A thrilling historical drama, as engrossing as it is edifying." —Kirkus Reviews
“Rousing adventure.... The story moves fast, despite Pyke’s feel for immersive scenic detail and welcome commitment to historical plausibility.... keeping the excitement up while never losing sight of the cast’s humanity” —BookLife by Publishers Weekly, which named Rescuing Crockett an Editor's Pick, its highest rating for a book of outstanding quality based on literary merit.
“A remarkable historical novel.... The characters are well-fleshed out, as real as a Texas storm, and the propulsion of the storyline keeps one glued to the narrative until the very end.... Five stars and the Highly Recommended award of excellence.” —Historical Fiction Company
“Thoroughly researched with beautifully detailed descriptions” —International Review of Books
"The historical details are rich and textured.... These felt so real, and the written visuals are almost cinematic in scope. There is a continued thread of tension and uncertainty throughout the novel." —Readers' Favorite
For more information on Pyke, Rescuing Crockett, and the history behind the novel, visit davidzpyke.com.