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1) The Alamo
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Retells the story of the historic 1836 battle in the Texan War of Independence. Facing 4,000 Mexican troops, 186 Texan soldiers and volunteers - including William Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie - retreat within the walls of the Alamo, a Franciscan mission that was converted into a military fort. Once inside, the men prepare themselves for what will be a bloody battle to the death. U.S. General Sam Houston leads the charge from the outside. The...
Author
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Publisher
W. Morrow
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
In this fictional account of the Battle of San Jacinto, Jeff Long tells how an army of 700 American soldiers ravaged its way through sleeping Mexican troops. Led by Sam Houston, a man powerless to stop the tide of blood and revenge, this battle changed the course of Texan-and American-history.
Author
Series
Landmark books ; 32
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1953]
Language
English
Description
A biography of a leader in Texas' fight for independence who became a governor of the new state and a United States Senator.
Author
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
[1964]
Language
English
Description
When Sam Houston crossed the Red River for the first time in 1832, he termed Texas the "finest portion of the Globe that has ever blessed my vision." He soon made it his "abiding place" and became a lifelong traveller in his adopted country. By carriage and muleback his diplomatic, military, political, and personal activities took him over what is now the eastern half of the state-and he fell in love with every foot of it. With panoramic vision and...
14) The black jacks
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"It was the worst nightmare come true for the fledgling Republic of Texas. The scattered Comanche bands have united into a mighty fighting force under a single great warrior chief and are sweeping over the vast Texas plains, avenging a massacre at the hands of the whites with a campaign of pure carnage. Sam Houston led Texans in the fight for independence from Mexico. Now he needs the assistance of the one man who has a chance of turning back the...
20) Sam Houston
Author
Publisher
Weekly Reader Early Learning Library
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Introduces the life of Sam Houston, who lived for a time among the Cherokee, is the only man to have served in Congress and been governor in two different states, helped lead Texas to independence from Mexico, and supported the Union even though he owned slaves.
Introduces the life of Sam Houston, who lived among the Cherokee, is the only man to have been in Congress and governor in two states, helped lead Texas to independence from Mexico, and supported...
