TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pollack,Pam
AU  - Belviso,Meg
AU  - Groff,David
TI  - What was the Alamo?
T2  - What was...?
SN  - 9780448467108 (pbk.) :
AV  - F390 .P825 2013
U1  - 976.4/03 23
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - New York, New York, USA
PB  - Grosset & Dunlap, an Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
KW  - Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Siege, 1836
KW  - Texas
KW  - History
KW  - To 1846
KW  - San Antonio (Tex.)
KW  - Buildings, structures, etc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (page 108)
N2  - ""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 Texas history"--; "Two hundred Americans held off more than two thousand soldiers of the Mexican Army for twelve days before defeat. Only two Texans survived. The siege was a crucial turning point in the Texas Revolution, and led to the creation of the Republic of Texas. How many kids even knew there was a Republic of Texas? Now they will! With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, young readers will relive the battle at the Alamo!"--
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