Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers : the Texas victory that changed American history

Summary: "In his now trademark fashion, Brian Kilmeade explores hidden aspects of Sam Houston, the first president of Texas, and brings the reader to the scenes of one of the most pivotal moments in American history. Thanks to Kilmeade's storytelling, a new generation of readers will remember the Alamo"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780525540533 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
272 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 24 cm
Publisher: [New York] : Sentinel, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

General Note:	Maps on endpapers.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	General Jackson's protégé -- Gone to Texas -- -- "Come and take it" -- Concepción -- A slow siege at the Alamo -- The defenders -- Twelve days of uncertainty -- The massacre -- Bring out the dead -- Houston hears the news -- Fort defiance -- The Texian exodus -- An army assembles -- The Battle at San Jacinto -- "Remember the Alamo!" -- Old Sam Jacinto -- President Sam Houston.