Texas Joins the United States
- ISBN-10
- 1612280161
- ISBN-13
- 9781612280165
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-12-23
- Publisher
- Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
- Author
- Russell Roberts
Description
Few states have gone the route that Texas did to become part of the Union. First a part of Spain, then Mexico, Texas faced a very uncertain future when it opted to revolt against the regime of Santa Anna. On the plains of San Jacinto, a ragtag Texas army won immortality by defeating Santa Anna and gaining independence for Texas. The path to Texas statehood shines brightly with some of the memorable names in American history, such as Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, Jim Bowie, Stephen F. Austin, William Barret Travis, and Andrew Jackson. That same path is also glorified by the legendary Battle of the Alamo, at which people died willingly in the defense of an idea they believed in. The route to Texas statehood is long, thrilling, sometimes desperate, and an overall triumph of the spirit of freedom.
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