thebookkeepers's review against another edition
5.0
This was a pretty inclusive look into The Alamo. I liked how there were sidebar mini biographies for some of the important people involved in this historical event and how this edition included real photos of the Alamo and related art. The political motivations were discussed in a way that kept the attention span of my 9 & 11 year old kids and proved be to a good resource for our study over the Alamo.
caleb_m's review against another edition
4.0
I liked it. The Alamo is said to be the heart of Texan freedom. When the Alamo got attacked, the Alamo's walls were made of straw and mud and so they knew they were going to fall down from the cannons of the Mexicans. But they held off as long as they could. Thirty troops, but not that many came. Finally the Mexicans broke into the Alamo and killed people. Before the Alamo, they had made a siege on a fort until the Mexicans had to surrender. You can see the marks of cannons and bullets today. One person drew a line in the dirt with his sword and said, "Whoever will die for Texas independence, cross this line." Everyone crossed except one person. The captain said that when the Alamo was getting captured that they should go to the place where the gun powder was stored and blow it up. But as he was running to the place with the gun powder, he got shot. They wanted Davy Crockett to be their leader, but the other person was.
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