Sam Houston and the Alamo avengers : the Texas victory that changed American history / Brian Kilmeade.
Material type: TextPublisher: [New York] : Sentinel, [2019]Description: 272 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm Carrier type:- volume
- 9780525540533
- 0525540539
- Texas victory that changed American history
Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Adult Book | Phillipsburg Free Public Library | Adult Non-Fiction | Adult Non-Fiction | 976.404 KIL | Available | 36748002494104 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In March 1836, the Mexican army led by General Santa Anna massacred about 200-250 Texans who had been trapped in a church in San Antonio for thirteen days. The devastating loss galvanised the surviving Texans. Under General Sam Houston, a maverick with a rocky past, the tiny army of settlers rallied. Just one month after the massacre, the underdog Texans soundly defeated the 'Napoleon of the West' (as Santa Anna styled himself) at the Battle of San Jacinto. Thanks to Kilmeade's storytelling, a new generation of readers will remember the Alamo.
Map on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-244) and index.
Prologue: The lessons of battle -- 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 -- Epilogue: The founding and the founders of Texas.
"In his now trademark fashion, 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. Thanks to Kilmeade's storytelling, a new generation of readers will remember the Alamo"--Provided by publisher.