Did You Hear What Happened at the Alamo?
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- ISBN 9781523535071
- Dimensions: 152 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 24 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Workman Publishing
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Did you ever hear the phrase “Remember the Alamo!”? You can’t remember what you don’t know.So gather around, because I have a story to tell. I’ll warn you, it’s bloody. This is the story of how Texas became a nation before it was a state. It’s a story of Spain, Mexico, and the United States.Of land, shifting borders, and betrayal. It's the story of thousands of people—Mexicans; white immigrants from the US; Black people, many of whom were enslaved; Indigenous people of different nations. And it's the story of six men: a rambler, a rascal, a rowdy, a rogue, a raconteur, and a tyrant. Their choices created a day of furious violence at the Alamo, and two more on the Texas plains. By the time it was all over, three of the men would be dead, and I would be soaked in blood. Guess I still have feelings about that. Acclaimed author Katie Kennedy offers another brutally honest -- and wildly entertaining -- account of one of the foundational myths of American history in this fresh new take on the creation of Texas and the stories we tell about it.
Katie Kennedy has taught college history and the American government for thirty years. She currently teaches in Iowa, where she lives with her husband and son. She once caught her then-nine-year-old daughter sneak-reading the Constitution under the covers with a flashlight. She's never been prouder. She is the author of The Constitution Decoded: A Guide to the Document That Shapes Our Nation, as well as, two young adult novels, Learning to Swear in America and What Goes Up. Nick Thornborrow is a concept and storyboard artist for BioWare, a developer of video games for PC, console, and online role-playing. He lives and works in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
