The Alamo: Symbol of Freedom (Patriotic Symbols of America, #20)

by Hal Marcovitz

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In 1836, a small group of Texan settlers fighting for their freedom from Mexico fortified an old Spanish mission near the village of San Antonio de BĂ©xar. Surrounded and badly outnumbered by a larger Mexican army, the defenders of the Alamo vowed to fight rather than surrender. Their sacrifice allowed other Texans the opportunity to organize and prepare their army to face the Mexicans, and win freedom for Texas at the Battle of San Jacinto six weeks later. Today the Alamo remains a shrine to liberty, and a symbol of courage and determination in the face of overwhelming odds.
  • ISBN10 1422287416
  • ISBN13 9781422287415
  • Publish Date 17 November 2014 (first published 1 February 2002)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Start Publishing
  • Imprint Mason Crest
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Pages 48
  • Language English