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An examination of the lives, accomplishments and deaths at the Alamo of Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and William Travis.
About the lives of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis -- the legendary frontiersmen and fighters who met their destiny at the Alamo in one of the most famous and tragic battles in American history -- and about what really happened in that battle.
Details the lives of Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Travis, and the Alamo.
About the lives of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis -- the legendary frontiersmen and fighters who met their destiny at the Alamo in one of the most famous and tragic battles in American history -- and about what really happened in that battle.
This text employs a particular archival 'find' in each chapter to show how the meaning of the Texas Revolution, and especially the Alamo battle, cannot be understood without examining the construction of the histories and myths about the birth of the Texas Republic.
[In this volume, the author] takes us on an ... adventure, bringing his inquiring intellect to bear on such tried and true topics as Sam Houston, racism and the Texas Revolution, the de la Pena diary, and David Crockett's death. Weaving this complex historical narrative into a w…
