| The Alamo: The Battle for Texas Contributor(s): Mountjoy, Shane (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604130563 ISBN-13: 9781604130560 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: On February 23, 1836, general and dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and a Mexican force of more than 2,000 men launched an assault against Colonel William B. Travis of Texas, his army of 155 men, and 15 civilians who were living in the fort known as the Alamo. The Texans, who were reinforced by 32 men by March 1, withstood the Mexican army until March 6. That day, the 187 Texan defenders perished in the hand-to-hand combat, including American frontiersmen Davy Crockett and James Bowie, and 600 from the Mexican army were killed as well. Only the civilians survived. At the last battle of the Texas War, the Battle of San Jacinto, General Santa Anna was defeated, and the battle cry "Remember the Alamo!" could be heard being shouted by the Texan army. The Alamo: The Battle for Texas examines this heroic episode in the Texas War of Independence against Mexico. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars |
| Dewey: 976.403 |
| LCCN: 2008040801 |
| Series: Milestones in American History |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.6" W x 9.3" (0.97 lbs) 138 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Locality - San Antonio, Texas - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides details of the history surrounding the Alamo, and examines this episode in the Texas war of independence against Mexico. |