01552cam a2200277 4500 758705410 TxAuBib 20111116120000.0 110601s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011020903 9781933337463 hardback : alk. paper 193333746X hardback : alk. paper (OCoLC)727710251 DLC DLC TxGR TxAuBib Zaboly, Gary S. An altar for their sons [Book] : the Alamo and the Texas Revolution in contemporary newspaper accounts / Gary S. Zaboly. Buffalo Gap, Tex. : State House Press, 2011. 477 p. : ill., (some col.) ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. A chronology -- Spanish Texas -- The leaders emerge -- Road to revolt -- First battles -- Crockett goes to Texas -- "The enemy is advancing on this post" -- The Alamo encircled -- Assault -- Retreat and massacre -- San Jacinto and the first year of the Texas Republic -- Memories, legends, and legacy -- Contemporary Alamo poetry -- The Alamo during the 1836 Siege. 20111116. Texas History Revolution, 1835-1836 Sources. Alamo (San Antonio, Tex) Siege, 1836 Sources. RV8