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" The Alamo : "
Shane Mountjoy.
Document Type
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BL
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Record Number
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948165
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b702535
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Main Entry
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Mountjoy, Shane,1967-
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Title & Author
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The Alamo : : the battle for Texas /\ Shane Mountjoy.
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Publication Statement
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New York :: Chelsea House Publishers,, ©2009.
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Series Statement
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Milestones in American history
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Page. NO
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138 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color) ;; 24 cm.
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ISBN
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1604130563
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: 9781604130560
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
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Crossing the line -- Texas before the Alamo -- The seeds of revolution -- Bowie, Travis, and Crockett -- The Alamo -- The siege -- The fall of the Alamo -- Aftermath -- The Alamo's place in history.
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Abstract
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Examines the events that led to the March 6, 1836, battle for the Alamo in San Antonio between 200 defenders and Santa Anna's Mexican Army, and how that battle ultimately led to Texas independence.
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Subject
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Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.), Siege, 1836, Juvenile literature.
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Subject
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Texas, History, Revolution, 1835-1836, Juvenile literature.
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Subject
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Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.), Siege, 1836.
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Texas, History, Revolution, 1835-1836.
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Subject
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Texas, San Antonio.
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Subject
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Texas.
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Dewey Classification
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976.4/03
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LC Classification
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F390.M855 2009
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