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Summary: Telling young readers why we "Remember the Alamo!"
Review: The "We the People" series presents key events in American history for younger students. In this volume on "The Alamo," Micahel Burgan explains how Americans immigrated into Texas, which was then part of Mexico. But by 1830 the number of Texians (immigrant Americans) outnumbered the Tejanos (native Mexicans). When Mexico changed the immigration laws to cut off the flow of American settlers and began collecting customs duties from the Texians, the transplanted Americans initiated a revolution. Young readers will doubtlessly notice some parallels between what happened in Texas and the story of the original colonists prior to the American Revolution. Burgan covers all of the details of the siege of the Alamo (it was not really a "battle") and completes the story of how Texas won its indepedence."The Alamo" is illustrated with historic photographs and engravings. The back of the book includes a Glossary, a "Did You Know?" section, Important Dates, Important People and places to look if you Want to Know More. For younger readers interested in finding out more about "The Alamo," this is the idea first book. They will learn as much about the why William Travis, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett and 180 other men were willing to stay, fight and die for Texas independence as they will about the details of the siege.
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Summary: Telling young readers why we "Remember the Alamo!"
Review: The "We the People" series presents key events in American history for younger students. In this volume on "The Alamo," Micahel Burgan explains how Americans immigrated into Texas, which was then part of Mexico. But by 1830 the number of Texians (immigrant Americans) outnumbered the Tejanos (native Mexicans). When Mexico changed the immigration laws to cut off the flow of American settlers and began collecting customs duties from the Texians, the transplanted Americans initiated a revolution. Young readers will doubtlessly notice some parallels between what happened in Texas and the story of the original colonists prior to the American Revolution. Burgan covers all of the details of the siege of the Alamo (it was not really a "battle") and completes the story of how Texas won its indepedence. "The Alamo" is illustrated with historic photographs and engravings. The back of the book includes a Glossary, a "Did You Know?" section, Important Dates, Important People and places to look if you Want to Know More. For younger readers interested in finding out more about "The Alamo," this is the idea first book. They will learn as much about the why William Travis, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett and 180 other men were willing to stay, fight and die for Texas independence as they will about the details of the siege.
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