Crisp, James E.
Contents: Sam Houston's speechwriters -- With Santa Anna in Texas -- Looking for Davy -- The paintbrush and the knife.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 976.403 CRISummary: The tale of the Alamo is one of courage, resolve and loss, but the human drama has obscured the role that technology played in the fatal standoff. Going beyond the obvious importance of Bowie knives and Kentucky rifles, learn how the Mexican army used music, uniforms, and other psychological tactics to keep the Alamo's defenders off guard. Forensic evidence and archival material help highlight...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2004
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Chappell, Henry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Texas Tech University Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHAKilmeade, Brian
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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sentinel 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 1968
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.6 CHINelson, Kristin L.
Summary: Briefly presents the story of the Alamo and its significance in Texas history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications Co. 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976.403 NELHarrigan, Stephen
Summary: A fictional chronicle centered around the fall of the Alamo provides a dramatic re-creation of an event that shaped the history and identity of Texas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HARMcGowen, Tom.
Summary: Discusses historical events surrounding the Battle of the Alamo, including the roles played by Mexican General Santa Anna and Americans Stephen Austin, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, and others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 976.403 MCGClagett, Thomas D.
Summary: "The final 13 hours at the Alamo began around 5 o'clock on the afternoon of March 5, 1836. Colonel William Barrett Travis drew a line in the dirt and asked all those who would stay and fight to cross it. Destinies played out that night for four people. Susannah Dickinson, a woman of surprising gumption. Young James Taylor who came to the Alamo to free Texas from the tyrannical rule of General...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Five Star Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CLAKelton, Elmer.
Summary: It is the mid-1830s. A growing flow of American pioneers into Mexican Texas has sown the seeds of revolution. In the midst of this turmoil are the Lewis brothers--Andrew, Michael, and James--scions of Mordecai Lewis, who crossed the Sabine River into Texas a decade past. Against the heroic, bloody backdrop of the Texas War of Independence--the battles of Gonzalez, Goliad, the Alamo, and San...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC KEL ST #3Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: They were the most legendary and respected politicians, statesmen and warriors of history's first republic since the days of ancient Rome. They were also traitors and smugglers, rabble rousers and hot-heads, unfaithful husbands and prodigious drinkers. Our "Founding Fathers" were, in fact, human beings. Gain a fascinating glimpse behind the images on the marble busts and faces on our dollar...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2000
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: This series covers America's history from the age of Pre-Columbian Native Americans, through European discovery, colonization, independence, the forging of a young nation, and the settling of the American frontier. Students will look at the history of the United States from a new perspective, as they explore the events that have shaped modern American society. Professor Linwood Thompson is the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 1996
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973 EAR3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 973 EAR PART 1
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Summary: Trail of tears : Cherokee legacy: Documents the forced removal in 1838 of the Cherokee Nation from the southeastern United States to Oklahoma. Shows the suffering endured by the Cherokees as they lost their land and the difficult conditions they endured on the trail. Describes how thousands of Cherokees died during the Trail of Tears, nearly a quarter of the nation, including most of their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TRALuxenberg, Steve
Summary: Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court case synonymous with "separate but equal," created remarkably little stir when the justices announced their near-unanimous decision on May 18, 1896. Yet it is one of the most compelling and dramatic stories of the nineteenth century, whose outcome embraced and protected segregation, and whose reverberations are still felt into the twenty-first. Separate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2019