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The classic story of the siege of the Alamo, as told for young readers. Originally published in 1958, thousands of children each year enjoy this story from the unique point of view of twelve-year old Billy Campbell.
Customer Reviews:
Fantastic adventure, moving tribute.......2007-04-27
I don't know how I managed to pick up this book and not realize how terribly sad the battle of the Alamo would be. Somehow I did, and was taken by surprise by the courage of the men who held the fort despite the hopelessness. It's an amazing story, and Margaret Cousins writes the characters with depth, common sense and yet, with that almost supernatural tenacity.
In following the journey of a boy to a man in the face of war, you also get a wonderful, valuable look at the reason "Remember the Alamo!" is still a battle cry today. To "Remember the Alamo!" is to remember the best part of man, that divine part of ourselves that can be inspired to resist, even unto death, for that which is worthy.
Great For Texas History!.......2005-07-23
I teach fourth grade Texas History, and this is an excellent book to help students understand what it might have been like during this time period in Texas.
Mother and son review.......2002-10-08
My 4th grade son and I loved this book! It's a great read with lots of excitement and emotion. My son read it first and loved it so much I decided I wanted to read it. I had trouble putting it down. It's an absolute must for kids and adults.
A 4th Grader Review.......2002-02-13
The reason I put four stars is because it was sad. Whenever I think of the Boy in the Alamo, I think of my grandfather. My grandfather died in World War 1, so I never met him. Boy in the Alamo was good, my favorite part is when Billy said he'd look for Lupe his whole life.
Loved it!.......2002-02-13
Loved it! It could not get any better!! I liked Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie and Santa Anna! It shows and tells you everything just like the Alamo. Even though it was just told through the mind of a 12 year old boy, it was still the best book. The story really shows what the Alamo was like. It was blazingly awesome with fantasy and real scenes. The pictures were great! I would give this book six stars, if I could. I couldn't resist to say no to this book!
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The Alamo (Places in American History)
Frances E. Ruffin
Manufacturer: Gareth Stevens Publishing
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- Not for children -- Beware
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Victor Lopez at the Alamo
James Rice
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Not for children -- Beware.......2007-03-01
I bought this book after doing an advanced search for children's books about the Alamo, looking for something engaging and personal for my precocious 6-year-old that I could read to her. This book seemed promising: a 14-year-old boy finding himself forcibly conscripted into the Mexican army, dealing with inadequate equipment and rations, bad weather, and empty promises about wages, not to mention an eyewitness account of endless waiting at the Alamo before a crazy, blood-thirsty melee which saw many deaths by friendly fire as well as enemy cannon shot. However, I had to heavily censor it for three reasons: first, quite a lot of the narrative is taken up by non-historical vignettes about things like fist-fights over a blanket, an Indian ambush, and a drunken night on the town with suggestions of sexual relations. Second, I didn't like how the main leaders at the battle were portrayed: Santa Anna was so one-sidedly crazed, and Rice's inclusion of Crockett's survival, only to be executed, is of questionable historical accuracy. I didn't want my children growing up with this misconception, as it is generally believed to be unreliable. Finally, I found the book unacceptably graphic. Of course, war is hell and people die, but when reading to very impressionable young children (and remember, this book was listed under "children's books" to me), I'd rather they not have such lines as: "Victor knew the sound of hard bullets hitting soft flesh" or "Two small cannons threw pieces of cut-up horseshoes through the retreating troops, chopping them to pieces" or "Some of the big burial detail had apparently tired of carrying bodies to the burial ground and started dumping them in the river. They backed up and clogged the flow at the bend. Many of the bodies, frozen in grotesque positions, floated by as Victor and Vincenti finished putting away their fallen comrade's remains." Therefore, *not* a children's book and even questionable whether it's appropriate for ages 9-12 as advertised.
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A novel about the Alamo promises as much suspense as a movie about the Titanic: we already know how it's going to end. The bloody siege of the Alamo was, of course, not only the defining crisis in the Texan struggle for independence from Mexico but also an event that secured martyrdom for the 200 or so men who died there and transformed a dusty Franciscan mission into a national shrine, an American Troy. As with all mythologized chronicles, however, the Battle of the Alamo ultimately resolves into mundane fact, a catalog of human error, ego, and heroism. And it is these details that Stephen Harrigan regards in his broad and powerful third novel, The Gates of the Alamo.
Passing lightly over the oft-profiled Alamo stalwarts--Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, and the young commander William Travis--Harrigan focuses on fictional secondaries, primarily botanist Edmund McGowan and mother and son Mary and Terrell Mott. Rigidly devoted to his work, Edmund straddles the fence in the dispute over Texas, even as war murmurs grow. But when he meets widowed Mary, who maintains her small inn with a steady, gentle resourcefulness, his good nature pulls him steadily into the inevitable conflict. Mary herself is forced to quarter Mexican soldiers; and then, as she watches incredulously, her young son seeks to test himself in the erupting skirmishes. Eventually the trio find themselves inside the Alamo during the nearly two-week battle, their various conciliations frustrated by the surrounding mayhem.
Harrigan's Texas is an uncertain, dangerous jostling of peoples, a place where disaster threatens too frequently, where practical knowledge is paramount and political ambivalence untenable, and where a primal beauty appears often as if by magic: "Hundreds and hundreds of lush gray cranes ... spanned the sky almost from horizon to horizon, and the whole procession moved with the quiet, ordained manner in which events unfold in a dream." However, the emblematic significance of the Alamo itself remains inscrutable. As Mary tends to the dying, watching hope turn to hopelessness, she can only respond to Travis's rallying orations with disillusionment: "She had heard enough of these empty patriotic effusions by now to feel that the Alamo was nothing but a sinking island of rhetoric." The Gates of the Alamo nonetheless sweeps us into the many and variegated smaller stories that compose the larger one. It's a book to remember. --Ben Guterson
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The Gates of the Alamo tells the tale of an American naturalist of towering intellect and ambition, powerfully but warily attracted to strong-minded, frontier-savvy widow with a 16-year-old son. These three characters bring us deeply into the life of Texas in the year leading up to independence, and ultimately into the harrowing moments of the battle itself.
Crowded with dramatic and exciting scenes and with both fictional dn historical personalities--among them, Jim Bowie, Santa Anna, and Davie Crockett--The Gates of the Alamo allows us to participate in an American legend.
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This full-scale novel about the siege and fall of the Alamo weaves in a love story between an American naturalist and a widow innkeeper who, along with her 16-year-old son, get swept up in the harrowing events of the heroic battle.
Customer Reviews:
A Different Viewpoint.......2007-09-27
I read this book about a year ago and just came across this link, so I can't be too detailed.
What I remember liking a lot about this book was that it told the very familiar Alamo story from the point of view of the not-famous characters. I thought that gave it a more accessible feel and the experiences (although fictional) of the characters added depth to the historical event. I enjoyed it.
I look at the Alamo in a whole new way now........2007-08-17
I've lived in and around San Antonio my whole life, and nothing has brought the battle of the Alamo and the Texian's saga to life the way that this book has. Yes, you know what the ultimate historical end must be, but Harrigan gives a wide variety of characters that bring a personal perspective on the twists and turns in between. We meet personally with true historical characters like Travis, Crockett, Bowie, Houston, Santa Anna, and Travis' slave Joe, but also spend time seeing things through the eyes of more common people: men, women, and children within the Alamo, Mexican officers and soldiers, Texians, Mexicans, and Americans all living in the the area -- some much more willing participants in the revolution than others. I also greatly appreciate Herrigan's refusal to bow to the myths and legends of the Alamo that have no true basis in fact. I wish I had read his end notes before beginning the book to see how carefully he researched things, and why certian eternal staples of so-so Alamo movies were missing from his tale. I'd call this a must read for fans of historically accurate fiction, especially those interested in Texas, Mexico, the settling of the Americas, or various wars and battles. It would be an excellent choice to read before visiting South Texas and the cities of San Antonio, Goliad, or San Jacinto where buildings and artifacts from this period still exist. I'd recommend having a Spanish-English dictionary on hand if you want to not miss anything... though Harrigan writes in such a way that this wouldn't be a necessity if you aren't such a perfectionist as I seem to be.
Great Read.......2006-11-08
I now know why someone with very little free time like President Bush chooses to read Stephan Harrigan, he writes very well. I really enjoyed his book and look forward to read more of his titles.
Sorry it ended.......2006-07-18
I judge a good read based on how much I miss the characters after I'm finished. I just finished THE GATES OF THE ALAMO and for the past couple of days, I've been struck by how much I miss having them all around me. An excellent historical novel, made more personal by a recent trip to San Antonio. I only wish I had read this before I visited. Wonderfully rich.
An Excellent and Riveting book.......2006-01-13
The Gates of the Alamo is a great historical fiction novel about the Alamo. The book has historical characters like Jim Bowie, David Crockett and William Travis. It also has fictional characters like Terrell and Mary Mott and Edmund McGowan that are affected by the war. Mary who is the mother of Terrell who is only 16, ends up in the Alamo when she went after her son after he runs away and joins the army. Edmund is a botanist who doesn't believe in the war for Texas. However, helping Mary find Terrell Edmund finds himself fighting for the Alamo. The book isn't just about the Americans fighting at the Alamo, it is also about what the Mexicans went through. The book explains what the Mexicans went through during their march to the Alamo. Stephen Harrigan writes with detail and imagination. This book is great for anybody who wants to read a great book not just about the battle at the Alamo but how it affected the people and the families in Texas and Mexico.
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Death comes to the Alamo,: The last hour of Travis and his immortals,
Franklin Y Martin
Manufacturer: Tardy Pub. Co
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- Even Pulitzer Prize-Winners Write Less than Steller
- Juvenile and probably not accurate
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Remember the Alamo! (Landmark books)
Robert Penn Warren
Manufacturer: Random House
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Remembering the Alamo is a tale of extraordinary courage and riveting adventure. For thirteen days, 189 men lead by Davy Crockett, Colonel William Travis and hopelessly outnumbered, held off the Mexican army lead by General Santa Anna at the Mission San Antonio de Valero-the Alamo. Their valiant sacrifice for the cause of Texas liberty became the rallying cry, "Remember the Alamo!"
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Remember the Alamo! is the acclaimed classic accounts of one of the most thrilling moments in the history of the United States frontier. The battle for the Alamo was an epic event in the fight for Texas independence from Mexico. Davy Crockett, Colonel Jim Bowie and Colonel Travis are just three of the legendary and colorful heroes whose courageous and doomed defense of the Alamo against an overwhelming Mexican army led by General Santa Anna earned them immortality. Their valiant stand and death inspired the rallying cry, 'Remember the Alamo!" that inspired Texans to continue their struggle and ultimate win their independence from Mexico.
Customer Reviews:
Even Pulitzer Prize-Winners Write Less than Steller.......2006-02-23
I'm not sure if I got what I paid for. I picked up this book as a quick read for a brief introduction to the Alamo and got exactly that; however, I was disappointed to find out the book reads at a third grade level with below-caliber writing from Robert Penn Warren. Because the book was originally published pre-Civil Rights Movement, the book reeks (especially at its beginning) of anti-Native American sentiment (still portrayed as savages and uncivilized) and occasionally dipping into the anti-Mexican (I guess this one is obvious because it was the Americans versus them). If it weren't scribed by Warren, this book would have been lost a long time ago. I wouldn't even suggest giving this to a child to read because its view points are very biased. Luckily there are better written and researched books about the Alamo.
Juvenile and probably not accurate.......2004-06-29
I picked up this little volume,written by Robert Penn Warren, because I really liked "All the King's Men" and much of Warren's poetry. "Remember the Alamo!", however, reads more like a kiddie history of the battle from the view point of the late 1950s. It is an OK read, although, there are some glaring inaccuracies due to Warren using second-hand information (like the escape of Rose). This will never take the place of Walter Lord's superior "A Time to Stand." If you have sixth or eighth graders at home, it might be a nice intro to the battle, but most adults (I suspect) would expect a better performance from a writer of Warren's cailber. [To the publishers--it would be nice, in future editions, if you would reset the several spelling typos found in the book.]
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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.
Customer Reviews:
Nice book.......2007-10-13
This book is NOT RELATED AT ALL to the John Lee Hancock's movie, altough Frank Thompson was involved in that film and other books about the movie.
Thanks to Ned Huthmatcher for his review and comments.
This book is about the real history and also has some interesting facts about the Alamo in our culture. I like it, is concise and I recommend it for anyone looking for an good introduction to the Alamo. 128 pages and many color pictures, almost like the type DK books publish, but well formatted for adults.
The Alamo.......2006-11-09
A really great informative book on every aspect of the battle of the Alamo on what led up to the battle, and what happened after the Alamo was taken and the defeat of Santa Anna at San Jacinto. The good thing about this book is the pictures and the biographys of the main characters inside the Alamo namely David Crockett James Bowie and William Barrett Travis. All in All it is one of my best books on the Alamo and I have a considerable Library that I am now building up on a part of American History which will never diminish as long as I live.
Christmas is coming........2005-09-12
Lavishly illustrated, this is a quality publication. An introduction to the story of the Alamo for the general reader who knows little or nothing about it already, it spreads its net wide to include the cinema; how commerce has used the story and the Alamo Museum. If you are looking for a Christmas or birthday gift then this could well be for you. Recommended.
An illustrated history of the fort .......2005-05-12
The Alamo is an illustrated history of the fort that became a symbol of courage and sacrifice for freedom. Though the Alamo fell in battle to the Mexican army forces of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, it ultimately bought time for the Texas Army under Sam Houston to consolidate forces, and two months later "Remember the Alamo!" was the rallying cry for Santa Anna's rout at the Battle of San Jacinto. The Alamo explores the site of Alamo itself, as well as what history has to say about the men and women who lived there, then reflects upon the Alamo as it is immortalized in popular culture to this day. Illustrated in full color throughout with photographs and artworks, and thoroughly researched with the latest known historical detail, The Alamo is a welcome contribution to both private and library American history shelves.
One of the Best Written.......2005-02-09
After reading over 15 Alamo books over the past few years, Frank Thompson's book is both refreshing and informative. One of the few books I have read that I had to finish in the first day. I believe it is one of the must read books for students that will study American History. Each photo and illustration had a complete explanation and did not leave you questioning what was missing. A job well done and I will forever highly recommend this book as a must read!
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Essential Alamo reading.......2004-06-10
I agree that this is a "must read" for any serious student of the topic. The author admits that he is not a professional academic historian but he took on this massive work because he correctly realized how necessary it was. As large as this compilation is, it does not (indeed, could not) include all of the primary material on the Alamo. What it does do is successfully show the nature of the sources Alamo writers have been using and continue to use. The sources are not only contradictory in many cases, but often of limited reliability (even when they appear to be detailed "official" records). That is why students of the Alamo should read this book before they blindly accept judgements presented in any other format, be it a written history, documentary, historical novel, or film.
Grand and flawed.......2004-02-20
A long overdue book---a compilation of hundreds of essentially contemporary documents and other accounts concerning the Alamo battle, which comprise its main strength. It's a pity the editor felt it necessary to comment on each historical issue rather than let the accounts speak for themselves, since he falls into the same, subjective, "I-have-a-hunch" trap of so many writers on this subject. E.g., he gives the questionable account of "Ben" more weight than those of Mexican officers regarding Crockett's demise, and on the question of the location of the Alamo flag, completely ignores the drawing by Captain Sanchez-Navarro that explicity places it atop the church. As a source book on the Alamo, this tome stands alone. As reliable scholarship on the subject--reader beware!
A great resource for the serious Alamo student.......2003-11-13
No reader without at least a basic understanding of the events and personalities connected with the Alamo battle should tackle Todd Hansen's "The Alamo Reader", but once a decent grounding in the history of that famous fight has been acquired -- and if that reader really wants to understand what happened -- then Hansen's book is a marvelous resource. An extraordinary range of primary source material is presented in the volume, and not just excerpts from one version of an eyewitness's account, but the whole of every variation. Hansen provides commentaries to help evaluate these sources for reliability, but the final evaluation of which to accept and which to reject is left to the judgment of the reader. Analytical essays by various noted Alamo experts are also provided for additional illumination. There has been nothing like this ever published about the Alamo before (and seldom about any other historical topic), and I cannot conceive how anyone seriously interested in the Alamo could not want a copy of Hansen's book on their shelves.
A Researcher's Dream.......2003-10-16
The most comprehensive compendium of source documents concerning the Alamo and their location, I've ever seen. This book is the starting place for any serious study of the siege and battle of early 1836. Hansen's discussions of various aspects of the documents and their contents at the end of each section are well thought out and well considered.
Be forewarned: This is a thinking person's book. The reader is not spoon fed answers. On the contrary, the reader will be forced to consider aspects not usually taken into account and contradictions not easily reconciled. The one thing this book teaches is that there are no easy answers. Hansen doesn't do the work for the reader and "Bravo" to him for giving the reader credit for having a brain.
The Definitive Alamo Source.......2003-09-23
At last! A reliable study of the siege and fall of the Alamo,backed up by a wealth of source documents, many published for the first time. At almost 800 pages, The Alamo Reader, edited by Todd Hansen, contains over 300 documents from letters written during the days leading up to the siege to reminiscences written decades later. His commentaries sum up this incredible tour de force of research. Well footnoted, Hansen supplies the raw material so readers can reach their own conclusions
about many controversial issues. A "must read" for any student of Texas history and the Alamo.
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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 often obscured by both racism and "political correctness," as history has been hijacked by combatants in the culture wars of the past two centuries. Beginning with a very personal prologue recalling both the pride and the prejudices that he encountered in the Texas of his youth, Crisp traces his path to the discovery of documents distorted, censored, and ignored--documents which reveal long-silenced voices from the Texan past. In each of four chapters focusing on specific documentary "finds," Crisp 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 is now listed in the Guiness Book of World Records; and the stealthy slasher of the most famous historical painting in Texas. In his afterword, Crisp explores the evidence behind the mythic "Yellow Rose of Texas" and examines some of the powerful forces at work in silencing the very voices from the past that we most need to hear today. Here then is an engaging first-person account of historical detective work, illuminating the methods of the serious historian--and the motives of those who prefer glorious myth to unflattering truth.
Customer Reviews:
Sleuthing The Alamo: Davy Crocketts Last Stand & Etc........2007-01-12
It is rare for me to pick up a book and read it in one setting. This book I did just that! Wonderfully put together, backed up by fact and research, whether you like the answers or not and just plain easy to read. It ended to soon. Best of all, I found it to be quite honest and unbiased with no name calling of the participants envolved.
Great Gift for Your Favorite Texas History Buff.......2006-11-28
A friend gave me this book a couple of years ago, and I've kept it on my nightstand ever since. It's a great, quick look into some of Texas' most infamous mysteries. A good starting place for digging deeper into Texas history.
Intriguing.......2006-11-12
Very well done. I couldn't put it down. I especially liked the "Personal Prologue". Excellent.
Revealing Facts about the Alamo, the Texas Revoloution with Social History of Texas .......2006-10-28
This book covers a variety of Alamo subjects but the obvious most fascinating chapters are on what really happened to Davy Crocket at the Alamo. Was he really one of a half dozen survivors that were forced to surrender and then promptly executed? Besides this fascinating study are five primary subjects of interest. The first is a social history centering on the treatment of Hispanics in Texas after the revolution, the second chapter on a Sam Houston controversy, the next centers on Santa Anna and the Alamo and the presumed capture of Davey Crockett, followed by a detaile historical sleuthing of the facts around Crockett's alleged capture, a section on whether there really was a woman literally having a tryst with Santa Anna at San Jacinto to keep him occupied while the Texans maneuvered into a surprise attack and the final section covers the evolution of portraits about the Alamo that creates the Custer like "Last Stand" presentation as well providing a negative portryal of the Mexican army. A small book loaded with fascinating analysis that starts with Crip's social study of Hispanic prejudice based on his own child hood experiences and education supplied by actual cartoons from books of his youthful era that reflect negatively on Hispanics and black Americans. The study indicates that over time, the Tejanos participation in Texas independence was forgotten not too long after victory. Houston's chapter focuses on a speech to Texas forces in an attempt to persuade them not to prematurely invade deep into Mexico. A historical presentation of that speech indicates that Houston used deragatory references to their Hispanic associates. Crisp challenges the references leading him to the only original recording of the speech made by a Prussian Texan who wrote the version in German. Crisp's findings reveals a new interpretation of that speech. The Crockett mystery is a virtual detective historical study. Much was written about the de la Pena diaries/book that states that Crockett survived with six others. Although de la Pena was an officer serving with Santa Anna and claimed to be a witness to the Alamo's final capitulation, his diaries were only recently discovered and many historians claimed that they were either fraudulent or fiction. Crisp does an incredulous job of research addressing the alleged inconsistencies but he also determined other witnesses and testimonies that address the same subject. This is the most exciting part of the book as many still remember the famous portraits with Davey Crockett swinging his rifle to the end or in mid century, Fess Parker fighting to the death in the Disney Crockett version. Well presented and virtually satisfying, you will have to read the book to enjoy the end of the mystery. The final chapter studying the evolution of the Alamo as a virtual shrine reminds me of Paul Hutton's study of the "Little Bighorn" in his book "The Custer Reader". This is a unique and satisfying book but remember it is a social history mixed with the Alamo study. The meat of the Crockett mystery is dead center in the book, previous sections build toward that and other mysteries. One thing I think the author was only slightly remiss in, if Crockett and a small company were captured, it does not make them any less heroic. They stayed when they had the option to leave and they fought Santa Anna's army for 13 days until the Alamo's defenders were overwhelmed. They will always remain heroic as we "Remember the Alamo!"
Interesting historical read about the Alamo and myths.......2006-09-07
For so many reasons, it is difficult for Americans (or any nation's people) to face up to what may be the truth versus the "mythology" that they believe and/or were taught to believe. Mythical, larger than life figures give us a sense of purpose and pride. James Crisp deals with just such an issue with David Crockett and how he died at the Battle of the Alamo.
Did Crockett die in the Alamo fighting until his last breath? Did he die after being captured? Are the de la Pena diaries real, and if so, did Crockett die the way de la Pena says he died? People have lashed out at Crisp for his book, but his arguments are solid and he is willing to look at all sides of the issues about the Alamo, the battle that took place there, and the legend of David Crockett.
It's a short read, but well written and worth the time to learn more about Texas History and the realities of the Battle at the Alamo.
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