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Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers : the Texas victory that changed American history / Brian Kilmeade.

by Kilmeade, Brian.

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Sentinel, 2019.

976.404092 K487s

Houston, Sam, 1793-1863.

Governors -- Texas -- Biography.

Legislators -- United States -- Biography.

Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836.

Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) -- Siege, 1836.

Texas -- History -- To 1846.

9780525540533 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Texas victory that changed American history

272 p. : col. ill.; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-260) and index.

General Jackson's protege -- Gone to Texas -- -- "Come and take it" -- Concepcion -- 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.

"In his now-trademarkstyle, Brian Kilmeade brings alive one of the most pivotal moments in American history, this time telling the heart-stopping story of America's fight for Texas. While the story of the Alamo is familiar to most, few remember how Sam Houston led Texians after a crushing loss to a shocking victory that secured their freedom and paved the way for America's growth."--Jacket.

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