Three Roads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis
- ISBN-10
- 0061754072
- ISBN-13
- 9780061754074
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 816
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-03-17
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Author
- William C. Davis
Description
Three Roads to the Alamo is the definitive book 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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Other editions
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- 1999-04-07
- 816 pages
- Paperback
- Harper Perennial
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