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The Alamo and the War of Texan Independence 1835–36

By Philip J. Haythornthwaite , Paul Hannon

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
ISBN
9780850456844, 0850456843
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12905677 bytes)
Series
Men at Arms 173
Pages
48\49
Time added
2020-09-27 11:47:32
19th Century;History;Nonfiction;Literature;19th Ce

Description

In 1823 Texas was opened to American settlement; over the next 12 years thousands took advantage of the opportunity. During this time the corrupt Santa Anna rose to power. A dishonest and ruthless politician, thief, compulsive gambler, opium addict and liar, he nevetheless gained a measure of popular support and set about destroying federalism. Conflict with the American settlers ('Texians') became inevitable, a conflict which included the legendary Battle of the Alamo. Philip Haythornwaite covers the story of the War of Texan Independence (1835-1936) in a volume backed by a wealth of illustrations and photographs, including eight full page colour plates by Paul Hannon

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