What 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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| Language: | English |
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New York, New York, USA :
Grosset & Dunlap, an Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.,
[2013]
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| Summary: | ""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!"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780448467108 (pbk.) 0448467100 (pbk.) 0448467119 9780448467115 9780606321297 (Turtleback) 0606321292 (Turtleback) |