alamo (san antonio, tex.)

Presents a comic book version of the story of the battle of the Alamo in 1836 in which a group of Texan freedom fighters took a stand against the Mexican Army.

Conscripted into the Mexican army, fifteen-year-old Lorenzo Bonifacio makes some unexpected alliances and learns some harsh truths about General Santa Anna as the troops move toward the Battle of the Alamo.

On cover: The epic of the Alamo. Recreates the story of the stand of the Texas garrison against the Mexicans, drawing from contemporary documents, diaries, and letters.

Briefly presents the story of the Alamo and its significance in Texas history.

Tells the story of Andrea Casta??n, the last survivor of the Alamo, from her birth in the Rio Grande desert during an Apache attack, to her death in 1899 at the age of ninety-five; and discusses how her lifelong efforts to help others, and her dedication to freedom, led her to the Alamo during Santa Anna's siege.

Offers a brief introduction to the life and times of frontiersman Davy Crockett.

Christina, Grant, Juan, and Rose find themselves in big trouble while trying to solve a mystery at the Alamo that their mystery book-writing grandmother says doesn't exist.

Presents the account of the battle of the Alamo in 1836 between less than 200 Texas defenders and the armies of Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna told from the perspective of the Texians, Tejanos, and Mexicans who witnessed it.

Traces the life of the frontier settler and Texas defender who died in the attack on the Alamo, including information on his early days and his effect on American frontier culture.