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Author : EVELYN. BROGAN
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033098585
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (985 download)
Download or read book JAMES BOWIE written by EVELYN. BROGAN and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Evelyn Brogan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book "James Bowie", a Hero of the Alamo written by Evelyn Brogan and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ann Graham Gaines
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 0766064719
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (66 download)
Download or read book Jim Bowie written by Ann Graham Gaines and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book follows the life of Jim Bowie from his childhood on the American frontier to his courageous death at the Alamo. Highlighting the spirit of adventure that led Bowie to Mexico and involved him in the war for Texas independence, author Ann Graham Gaines examines the personal side of this legendary frontiersman.
Author : Evelyn Brogan
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528459778
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)
Download or read book James Bowie written by Evelyn Brogan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from James Bowie: A Hero of the Alamo James Bowie, a hero of the Alamo, and one of the most noted characters not only of Texas but of the United States, was born in South Carolina in 1805 of pioneer American parents. While still a child they moved to New Orleans and there James Bowie grew to manhood. The famous Bowie Knife received its name from James Bowie. He or his brother (rezin Bowie) was the inventor of it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Evelyn Brogan
Publisher : Andesite Press
ISBN 13 : 9781296752163
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (521 download)
Download or read book James Bowie, a Hero of the Alamo written by Evelyn Brogan and published by Andesite Press. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Ann Gaines
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780766012530
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Jim Bowie written by Ann Gaines and published by Enslow Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : William C. Davis
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061754072
Total Pages : 677 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)
Download or read book Three Roads to the Alamo written by William C. Davis and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "William C. Davis's Three Roads to the Alamo is far and away the best account of the Alamo I have ever read. The portraits of Crockett, Bowie, and Travis are brilliantly sketched in a fast-moving story that keeps the reader riveted to the very last word." — Stephen B. Oates Three Roads to the Alamois the definitive book about the lives of David Crockett, James Bowie and William Barret Travis—the legendary frontiersmen and fighters who met their destiny at the Alamo in one of the most famous and tragic battles in American history—and about what really happened in that battle.
Author : James Donovan
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316202541
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)
Download or read book The Blood of Heroes written by James Donovan and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On February 23, 1836, a large Mexican army led by dictator Santa Anna reached San Antonio and laid siege to about 175 Texas rebels holed up in the Alamo. The Texans refused to surrender for nearly two weeks until almost 2,000 Mexican troops unleashed a final assault. The defenders fought valiantly-for their lives and for a free and independent Texas-but in the end, they were all slaughtered. Their ultimate sacrifice inspired the rallying cry "Remember the Alamo!" and eventual triumph. Exhaustively researched, and drawing upon fresh primary sources in U.S. and Mexican archives, The Blood of Heros is the definitive account of this epic battle. Populated by larger-than-life characters -- including Davy Crockett, James Bowie, William Barret Travis -- this is a stirring story of audacity, valor, and redemption.
Author : Bryan Burrough
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 198488011X
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)
Download or read book Forget the Alamo written by Bryan Burrough and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller! “Lively and absorbing. . ." — The New York Times Book Review "Engrossing." —Wall Street Journal “Entertaining and well-researched . . . ” —Houston Chronicle Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head. Every nation needs its creation myth, and since Texas was a nation before it was a state, it's no surprise that its myths bite deep. There's no piece of history more important to Texans than the Battle of the Alamo, when Davy Crockett and a band of rebels went down in a blaze of glory fighting for independence from Mexico, losing the battle but setting Texas up to win the war. However, that version of events, as Forget the Alamo definitively shows, owes more to fantasy than reality. Just as the site of the Alamo was left in ruins for decades, its story was forgotten and twisted over time, with the contributions of Tejanos--Texans of Mexican origin, who fought alongside the Anglo rebels--scrubbed from the record, and the origin of the conflict over Mexico's push to abolish slavery papered over. Forget the Alamo provocatively explains the true story of the battle against the backdrop of Texas's struggle for independence, then shows how the sausage of myth got made in the Jim Crow South of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. As uncomfortable as it may be to hear for some, celebrating the Alamo has long had an echo of celebrating whiteness. In the past forty-some years, waves of revisionists have come at this topic, and at times have made real progress toward a more nuanced and inclusive story that doesn't alienate anyone. But we are not living in one of those times; the fight over the Alamo's meaning has become more pitched than ever in the past few years, even violent, as Texas's future begins to look more and more different from its past. It's the perfect time for a wise and generous-spirited book that shines the bright light of the truth into a place that's gotten awfully dark.
Author : Virgil E. Baugh
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803260740
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (67 download)
Download or read book Rendezvous at the Alamo written by Virgil E. Baugh and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1985-06-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On March 6, 1836, the Alamo fell after a thirteen-day siege by General Antonio López de Santa Anna and his Mexican army. The fall of the mission ranks as one of the most recognizable events in American history. Rendezvous at the Alamo presents capsule biographies of three prominent historical figures at the Alamo: Jim Bowie, William Barret Travis, and Davy Crockett. Using diaries, personal letters, eyewitness accounts, and a wealth of secondary souce material, Virgil E. Baugh describes the varied lives of the three and shows how each ended up at the Alamo. In spite of their fame, all three men had been dogged by frustration and failure, but in death their immortality was insured.
Author : Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781548278854
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (788 download)
Download or read book American Legends written by Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Discusses some of the legends and controversies surrounding Bowie's life, including the origins of the Bowie knife and Bowie's fate at the Alamo. *Includes pictures of Bowie and other important people and places in his life. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "I'll wage they found no bullets in his back." - Jim Bowie's mother after hearing of his death at the Alamo. A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. Jim Bowie is one of 19th century America's most famous names, even if what's known about the man is more legend than fact. Like Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, Bowie has come to represent the pioneering spirit of the frontier, along with the masculinity, machismo and swagger that earned him a reputation for fighting. And like any good legend, he is perhaps best remembered for his death at the Alamo than for any aspect of his life. Bowie's death and the defenders' defeat at the Alamo did not have a decisive impact on Texas' War for Independence, but it became a poignant rallying cry in the immediate aftermath of the battle, and to this day Americans associate it with patriotism, bravery and determination. "Remember the Alamo" is still a widely used part of the English lexicon today, and the Alamo is a cherished piece of Americana. Much of Bowie's participation in the Alamo is still controversial, and fittingly he was known across America before that for another controversy. In what became known as the notorious Sandbar Fight of 1827, a duel between two men turned into a large fight that included Bowie, who was shot and stabbed during the melee but still managed to stab to death the sheriff of Rapides Parish in Louisiana with a large knife that has since become universally known as the Bowie knife. Between that fight and his death, Bowie became one of the Western frontier's most celebrated folk heroes. American Legends: The Life of Jim Bowie chronicles the life, myths and legends of the frontier folk hero, examining the known and unknown in an attempt to separate fact from fiction. Along with pictures of important people and places, you will learn about Bowie like you never have before, in no time at all.
Author : Julia Hargrove
Publisher : Teaching and Learning Company
ISBN 13 : 0787732664
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (877 download)
Download or read book The Alamo and Its Heroes written by Julia Hargrove and published by Teaching and Learning Company. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the fascinating story of the Texas revolution unfolds, students will discover the excitement of history, the mystery of finding clues to the past, and the awe of seeing legends in the making. Original documents and letters present the facts about the Alamo and its heroes. Fun and challenging activities reinforce key terms, provide context, and explore contemporary relevance.
Author : Roy Sorrels
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1464604738
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (646 download)
Download or read book The Legend of the Alamo written by Roy Sorrels and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battle for the Alamo has become one of the most famous conflicts in American history. In 1836, General Santa Ana led troops in a battle to defend the Alamo, a Spanish-built mission in San Antonio. This battle escalated between American pioneers and Mexican troops into a fight for Texan Independence from Mexico. Author Roy Sorrels narrates the battle for control between Texans and Mexicans.
Author : James W Bancroft
Publisher : Frontline Books
ISBN 13 : 139900994X
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Alamo Defenders written by James W Bancroft and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2024-06-30 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a critical stage of the Texas Revolution a large Mexican army surrounded a makeshift fortification known locally as the Alamo. It was there that a small defensive force of mostly Texans had become holed up, and where they vowed to ‘never surrender or retreat’. After a siege lasting thirteen days, the Mexicans assaulted the fortification during the early hours of Sunday, 6 March 1836. Except for a few women and children, and one male slave, everyone inside was killed. All this is well known, and to this day the Alamo Mission is an American national monument sacred to the people of Texas. The Battle of Alamo sits alongside such dramatic last stands as Little Big Horn and Rorke’s Drift as one of the most heroic and sacrificial battles against the odds in military history. But what few realise is that a large number of those who fought and died for Texas at the Alamo were British. For the first time, the stories of these men, their lives and their deaths at the Alamo, are revealed. They include an Englishman named William Blazeby, who led a troop of New Orleans Greys; a Scotsman named John McGregor, who took to his bagpipes and accompanied Davy Crockett on the fiddle to keep up the spirits of the defenders; and an Irishman named Robert Evans, who, as Master of Ordnance was shot down while trying to set light to the gunpowder in the chapel when the battle was lost. Through men such as these, the full story of this iconic encounter in the history of the United States of America is told in detail by the author. The roles of the opposing commanders, the infamous General Santa Anna and Lieutenant Colonel William ‘Buck’ Travis, are also examined. At the same time, James Bancroft also investigates the death of James Bowie, renowned, of course, for his large hunting knife, and Davy Crockett. Exactly how the so called ‘King of the Wild Frontier’ met his end has been the subject of controversial debate ever since Texas fought off its Mexican shackles – thanks in no small measure to those Britons who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with their American comrades on the crumbling walls of the Alamo more than 185 years ago.
Author : Roy Sorrels
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780894907708
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (77 download)
Download or read book The Alamo in American History written by Roy Sorrels and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The settling of the untamed Texas frontier under Stephen Austin and the bloody conflicts with the Comanches and Apaches are provided as a backdrop for this exciting account of the battle for control of this mission-turned-fort. Also discussed are the events which led up to the fight, reasons for the American defeat, and key players in this important piece of Texas history. Many famous and brave heroes, including Davy Crockett, William Travis, and Jim Bowie, lost their lives at the Alamo.
Author : J. R. Edmondson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781282219892
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (198 download)
Download or read book Jim Bowie written by J. R. Edmondson and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ron J. Jackson
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806149604
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Joe, the Slave Who Became an Alamo Legend written by Ron J. Jackson and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Among the fifty or so Texan survivors of the siege of the Alamo was Joe, the personal slave of Lt. Col. William Barret Travis. First interrogated by Santa Anna, Joe was allowed to depart (along with Susana Dickinson) and eventually made his way to the seat of the revolutionary government at Washington-on-the-Brazos. Joe was then returned to the Travis estate in Columbia, Texas, near the coast. He escaped in 1837 and was never captured. Ron J. Jackson and Lee White have meticulously researched plantation ledgers, journals, memoirs, slave narratives, ship logs, newspapers, personal letters, and court documents to fill in the gaps of Joe's story. "Joe, the Slave Who Became an Alamo Legend" provides not only a recovered biography of an individual lost to history, but also offers a fresh vantage point from which to view the events of the Texas Revolution"--
