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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141452203321

Autore

Nardo Don <1947->

Titolo

The Alamo / / Don Nardo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit : , : Lucent Books, , 2013

ISBN

1-4205-0861-X

1-4205-1135-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (103 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map

Collana

World history

Disciplina

976.4/03

Soggetti

Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) Siege, 1836

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-95) and index.

Nota di contenuto

ch 1. Anglos overrun the Texas frontier -- ch 2. Bloodshed sparks open rebellion -- ch 3. Santa Anna's army invades Texas -- ch 4. The Alamo is surrounded and besieged -- ch 5. The final assault and the Alamo's fall -- ch 6. The Alamo's aftermath and legacy.

Sommario/riassunto

Provides an overview of important historical events or periods in world history. This volume focuses on an old Spanish Catholic mission called the Alamo and the 187 men who defended it against Mexican troops in 1835.