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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Susanna Wilkerson Dickinson 1814? 1883

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore this site to read the life history of Susanna Dickerson, one of only 12 survivors of the Alamo. She provided an eyewitness account of what happened during the battle. Be sure to view the photos of the battles.
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Texas A&M University

Sons of De Witt: Susannah Wilkerson Dickinson, Alamo Widow and Survivor

For Students 9th - 10th
This webpage on the life of Susannah Dickinson (1814-1883) includes the text of an interesting letter from Mexican General Santa Anna to the people of Texas, written after the Alamo.
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Other

The Alamo: Susanna Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the survivors of the Alamo, Susanna's life was to be one of difficulty. The site also chronicles the "gist of what she reported," after the battle of the Alamo. This analysis of her account of the Alamo massacre is contrasted with...
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Primary
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Dawn at the Alamo: Reuben M. Potter to Mc Ardle

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a letter from Reuben M. Potter to "Dawn at the Alamo" artist, Henry McArdle, in which Potter talks about the credibility of Dickinson's account of the Alamo, among other things. This site includes images of the actual letter and...
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Primary
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Dawn at the Alamo: Portrait of Susanna Dickinson Given to Mc Ardle

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a photo of Alamo eyewitness Susanna Dickinson, given to "Dawn at the Alamo" artist Henry McArdle. Includes a link to a bio on Dickinson.