Dangerous Latitudes By Jack Woodville London – Presented By Lone Star Literary Life. Genre: Historical Fiction. From the author of the French Letters trilogy comes a sweeping historical adventure full of unforgettable Texas legends! Laced with exuberant, Texas-sized historical figures such as Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, and Jack Hays, Dangerous Latitudes is a quest across a war-torn frontier that becomes a race to save two hundred captured Texans who the Mexican army has marked for death. Read about it.