"It is 1836 in the large country of Mexico, which includes the land of Texas. Antonio López de Santa Anna has just become the country's president, and he is making new laws that will take away citizen's rights. The Texians are so angry with the laws that they are fighting to break free of Mexico. Which side will YOU fight on?"--Page 4 of cover.

This book tells the story of the Battle of the Alamo and explains the effect that the battle had on the history of the United States.

""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...

"This book relays the factual details of the Battle of the Alamo that took place in 1836 during the Texas Revolution. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a Texan army commander, a Mexican soldier, and a survivor at the Alamo. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event"--Provided...

"Track the facts about the Alamo, the Galveston hurricane, and the great state of Texas! When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #30: Hurricane Heroes in Texas, they had lots of questions. Why is Texas called the Lone Star State? What was the Alamo? When was the Galveston hurricane? Why was it so terrible? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about Texas. Filled with up-to-date...

"Examining the building process from the ground up, this high-interest title covers the history and construction of the Alamo, one of Texas's most well-known landmarks"--

The story of the March 5, 1836, battle at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, when only 182 Texans fought thousands of Mexican soldiers in an unsuccessful attempt to gain independence from Mexico.

Describes the life and accomplishments of David Crockett, the famous frontier settler, congressman, and defender of the Alamo.

The story of the 1836 battle of the Alamo told in graphic novel form.