Screen LibraryWhat was the Alamo? /
""Remember the Alamo!" is still a rallying cry more than 175 years after the siege in Texas, where a small band of men held off about two thousand soldiers of the Mexican Army for twelve days. The Alamo was a crucial turning point in the Texas Revolution, and led to the creation of th...
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Grosset & Dunlap, an Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, New York, USA : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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""Remember the Alamo!" is still a rallying cry more than 175 years after the siege in Texas, where a small band of men held off about two thousand soldiers of the Mexican Army for twelve days. The Alamo was a crucial turning point in the Texas Revolution, and led to the creation of the Republic of Texas. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, young readers will relive this famous moment in Texas history"-- "Two hundred Americans held off more than two thousand soldiers of the Mexican Army for twelve days before defeat. Only two Texans survived. The siege was a crucial turning point in the Texas Revolution, and led to the creation of the Republic of Texas. How many kids even knew there was a Republic of Texas? Now they will! With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, young readers will relive the battle at the Alamo!"-- |
| Carrier Form: | 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
| ISBN: |
9780448467108 0448467100 9780448467115 0448467119 9780606321297 0606321292 9781480626119 1480626112 9781484413074 1484413075 |
| Index Number: | F390 |
| CLC: | K712.9-49 |
| Call Number: | K712.9-49/P771 |
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What was the Alamo? -- Come and take it -- The army of the people -- Rumors -- Who is in command? -- Bloodred banner -- Help! -- Attack -- Overrun -- Remember the Alamo -- Timelines. |