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Author |
: Todd Hansen |
Publisher |
: Stackpole Books |
Total Pages |
: 876 |
Release |
: 2003 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0811700607 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780811700603 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Alamo Reader by : Todd Hansen
If everyone was killed inside the Alamo, how do we know what happened? This surprisingly simple question was the genesis for Todd Hansen's compendium of source material on the subject, "The Alamo Reader". Utilising obscure and rare sources along with key documents never before published, Hansen carefully balances the accounts against one another, culminating in the definitive resource for Alamo history.
Author |
: Susan Taylor Brown |
Publisher |
: LernerClassroom |
Total Pages |
: 52 |
Release |
: 2010-08-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780761339427 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0761339426 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis Enrique Esparza and the Battle of the Alamo by : Susan Taylor Brown
Describes what happened during the siege at the Alamo in 1836, as experienced by young Enrique Esparza and his family, and includes a script and instructions for staging a theatrical performance of this adventure.
Author |
: Kristin L. Nelson |
Publisher |
: LernerClassroom |
Total Pages |
: 36 |
Release |
: 2010-08-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780761360506 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0761360506 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Alamo by : Kristin L. Nelson
Briefly describes what happened during the siege at the Alamo in 1836, explains its historical significance, and tells what visitors to the site can see today.
Author |
: Bryan Burrough |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 433 |
Release |
: 2022-06-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781984880116 |
ISBN-13 |
: 198488011X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis Forget the Alamo by : Bryan Burrough
A New York Times bestseller! “Lively and absorbing. . ." — The New York Times Book Review "Engrossing." —Wall Street Journal “Entertaining and well-researched . . . ” —Houston Chronicle Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head. Every nation needs its creation myth, and since Texas was a nation before it was a state, it's no surprise that its myths bite deep. There's no piece of history more important to Texans than the Battle of the Alamo, when Davy Crockett and a band of rebels went down in a blaze of glory fighting for independence from Mexico, losing the battle but setting Texas up to win the war. However, that version of events, as Forget the Alamo definitively shows, owes more to fantasy than reality. Just as the site of the Alamo was left in ruins for decades, its story was forgotten and twisted over time, with the contributions of Tejanos--Texans of Mexican origin, who fought alongside the Anglo rebels--scrubbed from the record, and the origin of the conflict over Mexico's push to abolish slavery papered over. Forget the Alamo provocatively explains the true story of the battle against the backdrop of Texas's struggle for independence, then shows how the sausage of myth got made in the Jim Crow South of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. As uncomfortable as it may be to hear for some, celebrating the Alamo has long had an echo of celebrating whiteness. In the past forty-some years, waves of revisionists have come at this topic, and at times have made real progress toward a more nuanced and inclusive story that doesn't alienate anyone. But we are not living in one of those times; the fight over the Alamo's meaning has become more pitched than ever in the past few years, even violent, as Texas's future begins to look more and more different from its past. It's the perfect time for a wise and generous-spirited book that shines the bright light of the truth into a place that's gotten awfully dark.
Author |
: Roland Smith |
Publisher |
: Sleeping Bear Press |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2013-07-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781627530149 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1627530142 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Alamo by : Roland Smith
Fresh off a "too close" encounter with the terrorist group, the Ghost Cell, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Q and Angela head to San Antonio, Texas. As their parents' band, Match, prepares for a concert at the Alamo, the two discover that the Ghost Cell has its tentacles everywhere, including the Lone Star State. With each passing hour, Q and Angela uncover more clues and discover more leads. And the mysterious Boone and his SOS group leave them with more questions than answers, for there is much more to Boone than meets the eye. With time running out to stop another Ghost Cell attack, Angela and Q and the others begin to wonder. Are they following the Ghost Cell or is the Ghost Cell following them?
Author |
: Frank Thompson |
Publisher |
: Voice |
Total Pages |
: 396 |
Release |
: 2004-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: UTEXAS:059173016616147 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Alamo by : Frank Thompson
Although The Alamo fell in the early morning of March 6, 1836, the death of the Alamo defenders has come to symbolize courage and sacrifice for the cause of liberty. The memories of James Bowie, Davy Crockett, and William B. Travis are as powerful today as when the Texan Army routed Santa Anna to the cry "Remember the Alamo!" This book is more than a tribute to those who fell defending the mission. It is a thoroughly researched, vividly illustrated, objective description of the circumstances building up to and leading from that stand. By using contemporary writings, this history describes the political and military organizations of both sides, the weapons and equipment available to them, and the enduringly famous personalities involved, creating a vivid picture of this dramatic battle and the period in which it was fought.
Author |
: Paul Robert Walker |
Publisher |
: National Geographic Books |
Total Pages |
: 62 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1426300107 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781426300103 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Remember the Alamo by : Paul Robert Walker
An account of the famous battle of the Alamo which presents different points of view of the event.
Author |
: Kevin D. Randle |
Publisher |
: Macmillan Reference USA |
Total Pages |
: 292 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 078388351X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780783883519 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (1X Downloads) |
Synopsis Remember the Alamo! by : Kevin D. Randle
Through a top-secret process, 33 combat-hardened Vietnam veterans are headed into the past on a mission to secure the richest oil land in history as American territory.
Author |
: Pam Pollack |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 129 |
Release |
: 2013-10-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780448467108 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0448467100 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis What Was the Alamo? by : Pam Pollack
"Remember the Alamo!" is still a rallying cry more than 175 years after the siege in Texas, where a small band of men held off about two thousand soldiers of the Mexican Army for twelve days. The Alamo was a crucial turning point in the Texas Revolution, and led to the creation of the Republic of Texas. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, young readers will relive this famous moment in Texas history.
Author |
: Ben H. Procter |
Publisher |
: Texas A&M University Press |
Total Pages |
: 38 |
Release |
: 2013-03-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780876112687 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0876112688 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Battle of the Alamo by : Ben H. Procter
The dramatic story of one of the most famous events in Texas history is told by Ben H. Procter. Procter describes in colorful detail the background, character, and motives of the prominent figures at the Alamo—Bowie, Travis, and Crockett—and the course and outcome of the battle itself. This concise and engaging account of a turning point in Texas history will appeal to students, teachers, historians, and general readers alike.