02779cam a2200445 i 4500 546470858 TxAuBib 20220118120000.0 130627s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013024810 9780448467108 pbk. 0448467100 pbk. TxAuBib rda Pollack, Pam. What was the Alamo? [PB] / by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso ; illustrated by David Groff. New York, New York, USA : Grosset & Dunlap, an Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., [2013] ©2013. 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier What was Includes bibliographical references. ""Remember the Alamo!" is still a rallying cry more than 175 years after the siege in Texas, where a small band of men held off about two thousand soldiers of the Mexican Army for twelve days. The Alamo was a crucial turning point in the Texas Revolution, and led to the creation of the Republic of Texas. With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, young readers will relive this famous moment in Texas history"-- Provided by publisher. "Two hundred Americans held off more than two thousand soldiers of the Mexican Army for twelve days before defeat. Only two Texans survived. The siege was a crucial turning point in the Texas Revolution, and led to the creation of the Republic of Texas. How many kids even knew there was a Republic of Texas? Now they will! With 80 black-and-white illustrations throughout and a sixteen-page black-and-white photo insert, young readers will relive the battle at the Alamo!"-- Provided by publisher. 20220118. JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century. JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Military & Wars. JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Mexico. JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / General. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Adventure & Adventurers. Alamo (San Antonio, Tex) Juvenile literature. Alamo (San Antonio, Tex) Siege, 1836 Juvenile literature. Texas History To 1846 Juvenile literature. San Antonio (Tex.) Buildings, structures, etc Juvenile literature. Belviso, Meg,. Groff, David, 1956-, illustrator. What was. ftp://ppftpuser:welcome@ftp01.penguingroup.com/Booksellers and Media/Covers/2008_2009_New_Covers/9780448467108.jpg Cover image