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Three Roads to the Alamo

William C. Davis

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The Alamo

Frank Thompson

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The Alamo

Made into a Major Motion Picture

In the spring of 1836, nearly 200 settlers in Texas revolted against the new dictator, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, provoking one of the most extraordinary battles in history. Led by three men - the young, brash Colonel William Travis; the violent, passionate, and infamous knife fighter Jim Bowie; and the larger-than-life legend Davy Crockett - the Texans defended their fortress to the bitter end.

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#9

Remember The Alamo

Amelia Edith Huddleston 1831-1919 Barr

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#8

The Gates of the Alamo

Stephen Harrigan

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#7

Susanna of the Alamo

John Jakes
Paul Bacon

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#6

The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad

Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

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The Blood of Heroes

James Donovan

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#4

The Battle of the Alamo (Fred Rider Cotton Popular History Series)

Ben H. Procter

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#3

The Illustrated Alamo 1836

Mark Lemon
Richard Bruce Winders
Craig R. Covner

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#2

Alamo Traces

Thomas Ricks Lindley

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Sleuthing the Alamo

In Sleuthing the Alamo , historian James E. Crisp draws back the curtain on years of mythmaking to reveal some surprising truths about the Texas Revolution--truths that are often obscured by both racism and political correctness. This engaging first-person account of historical detective work illuminates the methods of the serious historian who searches for the more complex truths behind the glorious myths. Beginning with a personal prologue recalling both the pride and the prejudices that he encountered in the Texas of his youth, Crisp illustrates how he discovered documents that have been distorted, censored, and ignored. In four chapters focusing on specific documentary "finds," he uncovers the clues that led to these archival discoveries. Along the way, the cast of characters expands to include: a prominent historian who tried to walk away from his first book; an unlikely teenaged "speechwriter" for General Sam Houston; three eyewitnesses to the death of Davy Crockett at the Alamo; a desperate inmate of Mexico City's Inquisition Prison, whose scribbled memoir of the war in Texas ...

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Sleuthing the Alamo

James E. Crisp

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EXODUS FROM THE ALAMO

Phillip Tucker

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