Author Mark Stewart
32 pages Hardcover
The Alamo holds a special place in the American imagination as the romantic story of men fighting and dying in the name of liberty. It is the story of American frontiersmen, including famous individuals such as Davy Crockett, gathering to fight for freedom against the dictatorial leader of Mexico and his large army. Holding out against incredible odds, ordinary citizen-soldiers took an heroic stand against tyranny, agreeing to meet sure death in the name of their cause. Without the alami, the following battle of San Jacinto, for which "Remember the Alamo!" became the rallying cry, would never have taken place. and without that battle, Texas' rouad to independence along with U.S. expansion to the Pacific would have been unimaginably different.
Why did the siege of the Alamo take place? what actually occurred over those days? And what was the outcome of the brave stand taken by the defenders of the Alamo? Mark Stewart explores these questions and more, capturing the full drama of the event. Ending with a section of the Alamo today, a detailed timeline, and lists of books to read and places to visit,
The Alamo makes for informative and stimulating reading.
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