Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers
The Texas Victory That Changed American History
[New York] : Sentinel, [2019]
Format: Book
Description: 272 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
"Brian Kilmeade explores hidden aspects of Sam Houston, the first president of Texas, and brings the reader to the scenes of one of the most pivotal moments in American history."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
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 -- The Founding and the Founders of Texas.
Subjects:
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863.
Governors -- Texas -- Biography.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836.
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) -- Siege, 1836.
Texas -- History -- To 1846.
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863.
Governors -- Texas -- Biography.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836.
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) -- Siege, 1836.
Texas -- History -- To 1846.
ISBN:
9780525540533
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Houston, Sam | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Houston, Sam | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Houston, Sam | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Houston, Sam | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
More Formats
Maps on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.