A narrative account of the evacuation of the Texians in 1836, which was redeemed by the defeat of the Mexican army and the creation of the Republic of Texas.
A narrative account of the evacuation of the Texians in 1836, which was redeemed by the defeat of the Mexican army and the creation of the Republic of Texas.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Stephen L. Hardin is recently retired after a thirty-five-year career in higher education. He is the author of Texian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution 1835-1836, The Alamo 1836: Santa Anna's Texas Campaign , Texian Macabre: The Melancholy Tale of a Hanging in Early Houston, and Lust for Glory: An Epic Saga of Early Texas and the Sacrifice That Defined a Nation. Gary S. Zaboly is a freelance historical illustrator and writer who has specialized in American frontier and military history, particularly colonial-era early Texas.
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* A Note on Etymology * Witnesses * Preface * Introduction * 1. “To Revel in an Unknown Joy”: Planting Texas Roots * 2. “No Quarter Will Be Given Them”: Santa Anna Advances * 3. “Hurry and Stir”: Santa Anna Arrives * 4. “The Confusion and Distress Will Be Indescribable”: Politics and Pandemonium * 5. “Heavy Rains and Dreadful Roads”: Turbulent Weather * 6. “Cramps, Colics, and Diarrhea”: Death and Disease * 7. “A Feeling of Wondrous Kindness”: Assistance and Cooperation * 8. “To Take Advantage of the Misfortunes of Others”: Texians Plundering Texians * 9. “Without Shelter and Almost Without Subsistence”: Galveston Island * 10. “Fight Then and Be Damned”: A Runaway Army * 11. “The Most Grateful News That Was Ever Told”: Starting Over * 12. “In This Great Time of Trouble”: Ripples * Epilogue. “Come What May, Texas Will Abide”: Legacy * Acknowledgments * 1836 Chronology * Notes * Bibliography * Index
* A Note on Etymology * Witnesses * Preface * Introduction * 1. “To Revel in an Unknown Joy”: Planting Texas Roots * 2. “No Quarter Will Be Given Them”: Santa Anna Advances * 3. “Hurry and Stir”: Santa Anna Arrives * 4. “The Confusion and Distress Will Be Indescribable”: Politics and Pandemonium * 5. “Heavy Rains and Dreadful Roads”: Turbulent Weather * 6. “Cramps, Colics, and Diarrhea”: Death and Disease * 7. “A Feeling of Wondrous Kindness”: Assistance and Cooperation * 8. “To Take Advantage of the Misfortunes of Others”: Texians Plundering Texians * 9. “Without Shelter and Almost Without Subsistence”: Galveston Island * 10. “Fight Then and Be Damned”: A Runaway Army * 11. “The Most Grateful News That Was Ever Told”: Starting Over * 12. “In This Great Time of Trouble”: Ripples * Epilogue. “Come What May, Texas Will Abide”: Legacy * Acknowledgments * 1836 Chronology * Notes * Bibliography * Index
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