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What was the Alamo?  Cover Image Book Book

What was the Alamo? / by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso ; illustrated by David Groff.

Pollack, Pam. (Author). Belviso, Meg. (Added Author). Groff, David, 1956- (illustrator.).

Summary:

""Remember the Alamo!" is still a rallying cry more than 175 years after the siege in Texas, where a small band of men held off about two thousand soldiers of the Mexican Army for twelve days. The Alamo was a crucial turning point in the Texas Revolution, and led to the creation of the Republic of Texas. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, young readers will relive this famous moment in Texas history"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780448467108
  • ISBN: 0448467100
  • ISBN: 9781484413074
  • ISBN: 1484413075
  • Physical Description: 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, New York, USA : Grosset & Dunlap, an Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., [2013]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
What was the Alamo? -- Come and take it -- The army of the people -- Rumors -- Who is in command? -- Bloodred banner -- Help! -- Attack -- Overrun -- Remember the Alamo -- Timelines.
Subject: siege
Texas Revolution
Buildings.
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)
Genre: History.
Juvenile works.
Literature.
Nonfiction

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at scottsboropl.

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scottsboropl J 976.4 Pol 32269001237547 Juvenile - NonFiction Available -


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