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Open Library: The Lost Gold of the Montezumas: A Story of the Alamo
This ebook version of William Osborn Stoddard's The Lost Gold Of The Montezumas: A Story Of The Alamo has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be...
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Los Alamos National Laboratory: Games on Graphs
Learn to understand graphs and graph theory by playing games from Los Alamos National Laboratory. The site also provides definitions and related links.
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Ncppr: The Fall of the Alamo 1836
This is a detailed article on the Battle of the Alamo. Read about the events and people associated with it and learn how the Alamo, in the end, fell. This text was originally written by Captain R.M. Potter in 1860.
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Los Alamos National Labs: Astatine
Basic statistics, history, and properties of the halogen element, astatine.
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In Search of Heroes: The Cost of Freedom: William B. Travis
Learn about the life of William B. Travis, a southern lawyer who died at the battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. Includes a timeline.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Texas: Alamo
Former mission and fortress compound; now a museum; built by the Spanish Empire in the 18th century; later used as a fortress in the 19th century; scene of the 1836 Battle of the Alamo.
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Wikipedia: Featured Image: Alamo Mission in San Antonio
The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Susanna Wilkerson Dickinson 1814? 1883
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.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Amelia E. Barr
This site features the author Amelia E. Barr including the full text of seven novels including Prisoners of Conscience and Remember the Alamo.
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History Celebrities: David (Davy) Crockett
This website contains a great biography on the life of Davy Crockett. It contains a wealth of information on his childhood, his personal life, his love of hunting, his political career, and his involvement in the Battle of the Alamo.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Davy Crockett
Read about one of the most interesting early Americans. From Tennessee to Congress to the Alamo, find out what drove this extraordinary man.
PBS
New Perspectives on the West: Juan Seguin
Juan Seguin, a Mexican American Tejano who helped lead the Texas revolution and independence survived the Alamo but was then exiled from the new state, a victim of prejudice.
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National Park Service: Bandelier National Monument
Explore the Bandelier National Monument located near Los Alamos, New Mexico. This area is "Best known for mesas, sheer-walled canyons, and the ancestral Pueblo dwellings found among them, Bandelier also includes over 23,000 acres of...
San Jacinto Museum of History
San Jacinto Museum: Commanders in the Field: Sidney Sherman
In this brief biography of Sidney Sherman from the San Jacinto Museum you read about his exploits in the Battle of San Jacinto. He is credited with the uttering the cry, "Remember the Alamo."
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Davy Crockett (In Spanish)
Read about one of the most interesting early Americans. From Tennessee to Congress to the Alamo, find out what drove this extraordinary man.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Treasures: The Texas Republic: James Butler Bonham
Here is a very brief bio on James Butler Bonham, an Alamo defender. Includes a letter Bonham sent to Sam Houston on December 1, 1835.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Sam Houston's Hunting Knife
View a photo and read a brief description of Sam Houston's Hunting Knife.
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Los Alamos National Labs: Molybdenum
A nice readable summary of basic data, and information on the history, uses, properties and sources of molybdenum.
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Daguerreotype Alamo Close Up
This is an online exhibit of photographs and other momentos from throughout the colonization of the Mexican territory as well as during the war.