Directory of Alamo Resources

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This section covers the history of "The Alamo", in Texas. It has special focus on the battle of 1836 in which such famous men as William Travis, James Bowie, and Davy Crockett died.

Subcategories

• Bowie, James
• Crockett, David
• Travis, William Barret

Resources in This Category

• Alamo Chronology

  http://drtl.org/Research/AlamoChronology.asp
  A chronology of historical events at the Alamo by the Daughters of the Republic Of Texas (DRT).

• Alamo de Parras: The Untold Story of the Alamo's Early History

  http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/ccbn/dewitt/adp/
  Dedicated to the Spanish soldiers whose company name was Alamo de Parras. Offers Alamo history, personal archives, teachers' guide, book reviews, author interviews, editorial staff, and a search function

• Alamo Defenders Descendants Association (ADDA)

  http://www.alamodescendants.org/
  An organization of direct descendants of defenders of the Alamo.

• Alamo Images: Changing Perspectives of a Texas Experience

  http://www.humanitiestexas.org/exhibitions/list/by-title/alamo-images-changing-perspectives-texas-experience
  Major collection of images, photos and paintings of the Alamo.

• Alamo Studies Forum

  http://alamostudies.proboards.com/
  Scholarly discussion of the history of the Alamo, Texas revolution and related topics.

• Eyewitness to the Battle of the Alamo

  http://www.texasescapes.com/DEPARTMENTS/Guest_Columnists/Times_past/AlamoMexicanEyewitness.htm
  An unidentified Mexican soldier's personal account of the historic struggle.

• Handbook of Texas Online: The Alamo

  http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/uqa01
  Officially San Antonio de Valero Mission. Brief description of the site's history and architecture.

• My Alamo Page

  http://www.burger.com/alaindex.htm
  Features a chronology of events, photos, and a list of the battle's participants.

• Remember the Alamo

  http://aries46.tripod.com/alamo.htm
  The battle of 1836 and the leaders of both sides.

• Remember the Alamo - Trish Bennet

  http://trishbennett.0catch.com/alamo.html
  Information, history, photos, and a complete transcript of all Alamo letters written by Travis.

• The Alamo - Official Web Site

  http://www.thealamo.org/
  Maintained by the Alamo staff in San Antonio.

• The Alamo: Shrine of Texas Liberty

  http://heartofsanantonio.com/Alamo/toc.HTML
  Detailed history of the battle of 1836.

• Wikipedia: Battle of the Alamo

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo
  Extensive encyclopedia article.

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