The Alamo: Flash Point Between Texas and Mexico

The Alamo: Flash Point Between Texas and Mexico
ISBN-10
1878668951
ISBN-13
9781878668950
Series
The Alamo
Category
History
Pages
64
Language
English
Published
1996
Publisher
History Compass
Author
Mary Dodson Wade

Description

Recounts the events leading up the the battle at the Alamo on March 16, 1836, and provides excerpts from eyewitness accounts and other documents.

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