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Sam Houston and the Alamo avengers, the Texas victory that changed American history, Brian Kilmeade

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Sam Houston and the Alamo avengers, the Texas victory that changed American history, Brian Kilmeade
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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individual biography
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mapsillustrationsplates
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Sam Houston and the Alamo avengers
Nature of contents
bibliography
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1104215158
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Brian Kilmeade
Sub title
the Texas victory that changed American history
Summary
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
Table of contents
Prologue: The lessons of battle -- General Jackson's Protégé -- Gone to Texas -- "Come and Take It" -- Concepción -- A Slow Siege at the Alamo -- The Defenders -- Twelve Days of Uncertainty -- The Massacre -- Bring Out the Dead -- Houston Hears the News -- Fort Defiance -- The Texian Exodus -- An Army Assembles -- The Battle at San Jacinto -- "Remember the Alamo!" -- Old Sam Jacinto -- President Sam Houston -- Epilogue: The Founding and the Founders of Texas
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