A Day That Changed America: The Alamo
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (654 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786819235 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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John PetersCopyright © American Library Association. 4-6. All rights reserved. The Alamo's defenders were certainly heroic underdogs, but even less reflective readers will see the merit in Tanaka's characterization of Santa Ana's position that the "Texian rebels and their American friends were nothing but pirates and lawless foreigners who had fired on Mexican troops on Mexican soil." Tanaka also debunks some Alamo legends (Colonel Travis' famous line in the sand probably never existed), and she supplements her story with biographical close-ups of James Bowie, Santa Ana, Susanna Dickinson, and other significant figures. Pair this illuminating, engrossing look at our country's Thermopylae with John Jakes' powerful Susanna of the Alamo (1986), or invite readers to immerse themselves even more deeply in the event with Jim Murphy's thorough Inside the Alamo (2000). Ta
For twelve days, the men, women, and children holed up inside the Alamo fought off attacks from the Mexican army. Finally, as morning dawned on March 6, 1836, the final battle was upon them. But they were determined to stand bravely and never give up the fight for Texas.. They were surrounded-and outnumbered twenty to one. There was no help in sight and the odds were overwhelming
"A juvenile history of the Alama based on eyewitness accounts" according to Lawrance Bernabo. I think that "A Day That Changed America: The Alamo" was published to be on bookshelves when the movie came out this winter, except that the movie did not come up. I heard it was delayed because there were those outraged that the film has Davy Crockett being captured and executed after the a battle; this goes against the idea that Crockett died heroically while defending the palisade, which is codified in the John Wayne version of the film. In this book author Shelley Tanaka allows that there are different stories told about Crockett's death in a section on the Legends of the Alamo, which talks ab. Really Great Historical Book for Kids I learned a lot from this book. I am sure my students will too.