Sam Houston and the Alamo avengers : the Texas victory that changed American history
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Published
[New York] : Sentinel, [2019].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
272 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
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Published
[New York] : Sentinel, [2019].
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Maps on endpapers.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
March 1836: The story of the Alamo is familiar to most: more than two hundred Texians trapped in an adobe mission, and massacred. Though the rallying cry of "Remember the Alamo" rang across the country, Houston knew it was poor strategy to aggressively retaliate immediately. One month after the massacre, he and his army of underdog Texians soundly defeated Santa Anna's troops in under eighteen minutes at the Battle of San Jacinto, and in doing so won the independence for which so many had died. Kilmeade brings one of the most pivotal moments in American history to life. -- adapted from jacket
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) -- Siege, 1836.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Governors -- Texas -- Biography.
Houston, Sam, -- 1793-1863.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
San Jacinto, Battle of, Tex., 1836.
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, -- 1794-1876.
Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836.
Texas -- History -- To 1846.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Governors -- Texas -- Biography.
Houston, Sam, -- 1793-1863.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
San Jacinto, Battle of, Tex., 1836.
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, -- 1794-1876.
Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836.
Texas -- History -- To 1846.