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Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers : the Texas victory that changed American history  Cover Image Large Print Book Large Print Book

Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers : the Texas victory that changed American history / Brian Kilmeade.

Kilmeade, Brian, (author.).

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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593152270
  • ISBN: 0593152271
  • Physical Description: 381 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First large print edition.
  • Publisher: [New York] : Random House Large Print, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-352) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
General Jackson's Protege -- Gone to Texas -- "Come and Take It" -- Concepcion -- 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 -- epilogue -- The Founding and the Founders of Texas.
Subject: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863.
Texas > History > Revolution, 1835-1836.
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) > Siege, 1836.
Governors > Texas > Biography.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Texas > History > To 1846.
Genre: Large print books.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch LT 976.403 K48s 2019 (Text) 33126024543781 Large Print Nonfiction Available -


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