Donovan, Jim, 1954-

The blood of heroes : the 13-day struggle for the Alamo-- and the sacrifice that forged a nation / James Donovan. - 1st ed. - New York : Little, Brown, 2012. - x, 500 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [467]-488) and index.

Prologue -- The hotspur -- "O! He has gone to Texas" -- "The celebrated desperado" -- "The burly is begun" -- The army of the p

Describes the valiant fight by two hundred Americans in an abandoned mission near San Antonio, Texas, against the Mexican Army.

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Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)--Siege, 1836.

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