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Author
Series
Landmark books volume 79
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1958
Description
An account of the background events leading to the battle at the Alamo, of the battle itself, and of some of the men who fought there.
2) The Alamo
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Description
An historical account of the first major battle in North America between the cultures of the United States, with its mainly British tradition, and that of Mexico, with its history of Spanish rule.
Author
Description
Best-selling author Stephen Harrigan brings one of the pivotal battles in American history to life in this fiery, unforgettable novel. Meticulously researched and overflowing with fascinating characters, The Gates of the Alamo is an experience history buffs and fiction fans will equally enjoy. Edmund McGowan is a gifted naturalist whose life's work is threatened by war. Mary Mott is a widowed innkeeper forced to rely on her own resources for survival....
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Describes the battle of the Alamo in 1836 as Mexican soldiers overwhelmed the Texan Alamo defenders, and explains what the battle symbolizes today. The readers’ choices reveal historical details from the perspective of a Mexican soldier and a Texan rebel.
10) Davy Crockett
Author
Publisher
Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A biography of the famous frontiersman, lawmaker, and storyteller who died defending the Alamo.
Author
Publisher
Republic of Texas Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Never wavering in its search for the bedrock of fact, this book is a methodical, piece-by-piece dismantling of what we thought we knew and a convincing speculation about what might have really happened during that courageous fight for independence.
14) Alamo
Author
Publisher
Bullfrog Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In Alamo, young readers will explore this Texas landmark and learn about its historic significance.
19) Alamo all-stars
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Shares the Lone Star State's bloody fight for independence from the Mexican government and features the exploits of historical legends, Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett.
Author
Publisher
HarperPerennial
Pub. Date
1999, 1998
Description
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.
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