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2) Alamo
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Photographs and simple text provide an introduction to the Alamo.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In early 1836, trouble broke out in Texas. Texas was part of Mexico, yet many of its settlers wanted to fight for independence. Mexican General Santa Anna and his army came to battle the Texans in San Antonio at the Alamo. Eight-year-old Enrique Esparza witnessed the battle. His father was a soldier with the Texas army. The whole Esparza family had taken shelter at the Alamo, but they knew it might be dangerous. Would they survive? In the back of...
6) The Alamo
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Presents information on the history of the Alamo, including the famous battle of 1836 that took place there, some of the men involved in that battle, and its significance in the struggle for Texas's independence from Mexico.
8) The Alamo
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Briefly describes the battle at the Alamo in 1836 and the conflicts which led up to it.
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
An overview of the struggle between the Texan settlers and Mexico's General Santa Anna for control of Texas, with a detailed description of the 1836 siege of the Alamo. Includes biographical sketches and quotations of some of those involved.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
""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...
19) The Alamo
Author
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Describes the historical background, events, and aftermath of the 1836 attack on the Alamo, in which Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett were among the many Texans killed or captured by Santa Ana's troops.
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
San Antonio, Texas, has been witness to many deaths, especially at the historic fortress known as the Alamo, where the Battle of the Alamo took place. The horrors from the battle along with the hangings that took place in San Antonio leave some people believing the city is haunted. This title explores the history of San Antonio, reports of unexplained activity at several locations throughout the city, and ways in which paranormal investigators and...