Texas war of independence
By: Alan C. Huffines
Series: Early American wars
Publisher: Rosen Pub. Group
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781448813322
Subjects: Mexican War, 1846-1848; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chronology; title: Background to war : Mexican revolutions; title: Warring sides : the "army of the people" faces the "Napoleon of the West"; title: Outbreak : "Come and take it"; title: The fighting : "victory or death"; title: Portrait of a soldier : Juan Almonte; title: The world around the war : the Jacksonian era; title: Portrait of a civilian : Angelina Dickenson, "Babe of the Alamo"; title: How the war ended : "Take them dead Mexicans off my league"; title: Conclusion and consequences : independence and annexation.