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The Alamo. The Battle for Texas.
Shane Mountjoy
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Description for The Alamo. The Battle for Texas.
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. This title examines this episode in the Texas War of Independence against Mexico. Series: Milestones in American History. Num Pages: 144 pages, full-colour & black-&-white photographs, bibliographical sidebars, excerpts from primary. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 440.
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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Series
Milestones in American History
Number of Pages
144
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Broomall, United States
ISBN
9781604130560
SKU
V9781604130560
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About Shane Mountjoy
Shane Mountjoy lives in York, Nebraska, where he is associate professor of history at York College. He holds an A.A. from York College, a B.A. from Lubbock Christian University, an M.A. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Mountjoy has written and edited more than 10 books, including Philadelphia and St. Augustine ... Read more
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