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The blood of heroes, the 13-day struggle for the Alamo-- and the sacrifice that forged a nation, James Donovan

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The blood of heroes, the 13-day struggle for the Alamo-- and the sacrifice that forged a nation, James Donovan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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illustrationsplatesportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The blood of heroes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

756586059

Responsibility statement

James Donovan

Sub title

the 13-day struggle for the Alamo-- and the sacrifice that forged a nation

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- The hotspur -- "O! He has gone to Texas" -- "The celebrated desperado" -- "The burly Is begun" -- The Army of the People -- The Battle of Béxar -- "A mere corral and nothing more" -- The Napoleon of the West -- The Backwoodsman -- The road to Béxar -- "Circunvalado" -- "I am besieged" -- "This time you may see some blood" -- "Devlish dark" -- "His Excellency expects that every man will do his duty" -- "That terrible bugle call of death" -- The bleeding country -- "The marrow bone of Texas" -- Last Rites -- Moses Rose and the Line -- Appendix 1. Mexican Army of Operations principal officers -- Appendix 2. Alamo defenders

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