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Originally published in 1931, this book is the culmination of almost a decade worth of Alamo research, and the foundation for most later works on the subject of who occupied the Alamo during the siege.
"In thirteen chapters, Lon Tinkle tells the day-by-day story of how 182 men fought a losing battle but won for their cause an almost unparalleled measure of fame. The familiar...
Vivid storytelling and authentic dialogue bring American history to life and place readers in the shoes of twelve people who experienced an iconic moment of U.S. history - the Battle of the Alamo.
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 ...
The siege ended when the Mexican Army launched an early-morning assault on March 6. Almost all of the defenders were killed, although several civilians survived. This book gives a day by day account of the thirteen day Siege.
In graphic format, presents the story of the siege of the Alamo and Davy Crockett's role in it.
It was uncovered by William C. Davis in the Archivo Historical Mexicano Militar during research for his book Three Roads to the Alamo. Davis's discovery was significant in a number of ways. Ramirez y Sesma's reports confirm information ...
"The majority of the stories of the Alamo fight have been partly legendary, partly hearsay and at best fragmentary.
Critical Study of the Siege of the Alamo
Fifteen-year-old Cal and his mother are caught up in the siege at the Alamo, where they witness the defeat of American soldiers to Santa Anna and his Mexican army.