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1) The Alamo
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Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Provides an overview of important historical events or periods in world history. This volume focuses on an old Spanish Catholic mission called the Alamo and the 187 men who defended it against Mexican troops in 1835.
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English
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"John Apple is a simple man. A gardener and preacher who lives a quiet life in Ohio. Then a broken heart sends him south. A chance encounter with a very drunk Jim Bowie leads him to join the Texian Army. And the struggle for independence from the brutalities of Mexican President Santa Ana teaches Apple a valuable new skill: Killing. Working with Bowie, Sam Houston, Stephen Austin and their ragtag army, Apple becomes a secret courier and bloody advocate...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head. Every nation needs its creation myth, and since Texas was a nation before it was a state, it's no surprise that its myths bite deep. There's no piece of history more important to Texans than the Battle of the Alamo, when Davy Crockett...
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Boxcar children volume 58
Language
English
Description
While sightseeing at the Alamo, the Boxcar children investigate the disappearance of a priceless ring from the Alamo museum.
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English
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March 1836: The story of the Alamo is familiar to most: more than two hundred Texians trapped in an adobe mission, and massacred. Though the rallying cry of "Remember the Alamo" rang across the country, Houston knew it was poor strategy to aggressively retaliate immediately. One month after the massacre, he and his army of underdog Texians soundly defeated Santa Anna's troops in under eighteen minutes at the Battle of San Jacinto, and in doing so...
7) The Alamo
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2000, c1960
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the historic battle by 185 men against a 7,000-man Mexican army--a battle that ended in the smaller forces' defeat, but lasted long enough to insure the eventual independence of Texas.
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Magic tree house fact tracker volume 39
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Track the facts about the Alamo, the Galveston hurricane, and the great state of Texas! When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #30: Hurricane Heroes in Texas, they had lots of questions. Why is Texas called the Lone Star State? What was the Alamo? When was the Galveston hurricane? Why was it so terrible? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about Texas. Filled with up-to-date...
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Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In the new 2021 high-definition program, learn all about the Battle of the Alamo between Texans and the Mexican government, the events that led up to it, the individuals involved, and the controversy surrounding what was history versus myth. The program teaches the viewer that history is often told by the victors and encourages a more critical assessment of who is telling the history, whether it is credible, and how the events may have been recorded...
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Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"'Remember the Alamo!' is one of the most memorable and meaningful quotes from U.S. history, so memorable that we still study the battle to understand its significance to our lives today. Numerous primary sources about the Alamo transport readers into the past to learn about this momentous development in U.S. history. Documents written by Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Davy Crockett, and William Barret Travis help readers grasp the lasting significance...
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Intent on destroying America, by changing history, a mysterious criminal, Flynn, steals a secret state-of-the-art time machine. The only hope of stopping him lies with an unexpected team: Lucy, a history professor; Wyatt, a soldier; and Rufus, a scientist, who must use the machine's prototype to travel back in time to ensure critical events remain unchanged.
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