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Sam Houston is a living legend in 1861. The hero of the Battle of San Jacinto, he had defeated Santa Anna to win independence for Texas back in 1836. He had twice served as president of the Republic of Texas, helped Texas join the Union, and served as senator and governor of Texas. Before settling in Texas, he had been a hero of the Creek War and governor of Tennessee. He had been friends with Andrew Jackson and Davy Crockett, and had been adopted...
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In this fictional account of the Battle of San Jacinto, Jeff Long tells how an army of 700 American soldiers ravaged its way through sleeping Mexican troops. Led by Sam Houston, a man powerless to stop the tide of blood and revenge, this battle changed the course of Texan-and American-history.
5) The Alamo
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Retells the story of the historic 1836 battle in the Texan War of Independence. Facing 4,000 Mexican troops, 186 Texan soldiers and volunteers - including William Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie - retreat within the walls of the Alamo, a Franciscan mission that was converted into a military fort. Once inside, the men prepare themselves for what will be a bloody battle to the death. U.S. General Sam Houston leads the charge from the outside. The...
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March 1836: The story of the Alamo is familiar to most: more than two hundred Texians trapped in an adobe mission, and massacred. Though the rallying cry of "Remember the Alamo" rang across the country, Houston knew it was poor strategy to aggressively retaliate immediately. One month after the massacre, he and his army of underdog Texians soundly defeated Santa Anna's troops in under eighteen minutes at the Battle of San Jacinto, and in doing so...
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Gone to Texas, the true-life story of Sam Houston, the frontier hero and statesman whose bravery and vision led to the creation of the Republic of Texas. In Blue Steel, a young cowpoke reveals there is gold nearby in order to save a town from extinction, much to the displeasure of an outlaw gang already aware of the secret. In The Bounty Man, a vicious bounty hunter fights against desperadoes who plan to steel his bounty. In The Trackers, when marauders...