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The alamo story book

          Author J.R. Edmondson captures the entire Alamo history in a cohesive and flowing narrative that brings the people and the drama to life with a sense of vivid....

          This official commemorative guide highlights the Alamo's history as a mission, fortress, and symbol of independence.

        1. Popular Alamo Books: The Gates of the Alamo, Stephen Harrigan, The Gates of the Alamo, Want to Read, A Time to Stand: The Epic of the Alamo, Walter Lord.
        2. Author J.R. Edmondson captures the entire Alamo history in a cohesive and flowing narrative that brings the people and the drama to life with a sense of vivid.
        3. First published in , J. R. Edmondson's The Alamo Story: From Early History to Current Conflicts thoroughly examines the famous "Shrine of Texas Liberty".
        4. It was a mission built by the Spanish in the s.

          5. Alamo Story: From Early History to Current Conflicts

          April 10,
          “I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch…If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country – Victory or Death.”
          - Lt.

          Col. William Barret Travis, Commander of the Alamo, letter of February 24,

          “It was but a small affair.”
          - General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Commander of the Army of Operations besieging the Alamo, commenting on the final battle.



          I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that the Alamo has haunted my dreams since I was a child. It probably had something to do with seeing John Wayne (as David Crockett) getting bloodily lanced to death at the end of the climatic assault in the film The Alamo.

          I was pretty young to see the Duke getting slaughtered, especially by lance.