| Battle of the Alamo: You Are There Contributor(s): Milligan, Bryce (Author), Shaw, Charles D. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1571682864 ISBN-13: 9781571682864 Publisher: Eakin Press OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.55 lbs) 210 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Project yourself back in time with this exciting interactive fiction book. Your name is Thomas Benton. The time is October 1835. You are fourteen year-old and about to take part in one of the most exciting episodes in American History With only a long dirk knife and $4 in coins, you run away from your father's farm. Navigating your dugout canoe through alligator-infested waters, you make your way through Indian Territory to New Orleans. Your final destination: Texas. Your mission: to fight in the Texas Revolution. You are the star of the story. It is up to you to decide to join Davy Crockett at the Alamo, or to fight at the Siege of Bexar or one of the other exciting battlers in the Texas Revolution. Ambushes, firing squads, harsh winters, fearsome battles, and snipers await you. But you are the master of your fate; and your wit, daring, and bravery can lead you to a heroic victory. |