Orem Library

"A fresh approach to the topic in a picture-book format." --School Library Journal " An impressive historical picture book." --Midwest Book Review The story of the Alamo encompasses far more than a thirteen-day siege that ended in a battle on March 6, 1836. In Voices of the Alamo, that story begins in the 1500s with the Native Americans who inhabited the area we now call Texas. Page by page, different voices--among them Spanish, Tejano, Texian,...

In a fictionalized account of one man's adventures on the western frontier, Ellis journeys to Texas in search of a new life but instead finds himself a prisoner in Mexico and a revolutionary.

Presents a portrait of the personal life and career of Sam Houston who is best known for defeating the Mexican Army in 1836 and establishing Texas as an independent nation.

"Brian Kilmeade explores hidden aspects of Sam Houston, the first president of Texas, and brings the reader to the scenes of one of the most pivotal moments in American history."--

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...