The book I chose for my report is Sleuthing the Alamo: Davy Crockett’s Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution by James E. Crisp. In my book‚ Crisp follows the Texas Revolution along with the battle at the Alamo which took place between 1835 and 1836. He tackles the questions of why and how myths are made and shows how the environment around someone can influence attitudes that people develop about certain historical events. Crisp also challenges are beliefs of history and wants us
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Davy Crockett Davy did many thing through out his childhood all the way up to his adulthood. Davy was born in Tennessee on August 17‚ 1786 . John crockett (davy’s father) sent Davy to work for a man who was taking a herd of cattle to Virginia at age 12. Davy helped the man drive cattle for over 200 miles from Tennessee to Virginia. The trip was a little over 2 weeks‚ and then Davy finely returned home. Soon after‚ the man Wanted Davy to keep working for him. Davy was homesick
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for Congress. While he is on tour‚ the Indian Removal Act is in the process of being passed by Congress. Davy returns just in time to deliver a powerful speech that would ultimately mean the end of his political career. Davy and George head west toward Texas. They meet up with a river boat gambler as well as a Comanche Indian who accompany them. They make it to the Alamo where Crockett meets Colonel William Travis and Colonel Jim Bowie. The volunteers are successful in holding off Santa Anna’s
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about to give up their God-given rights to a Mexican dictator. While many had the chance and opportunity to get the heck out of Dodge‚ they chose to stay and defend what was rightfully theirs and so they did. These brave men‚ led by Travis‚ Bowie and Crockett‚ took a stand at the Alamo that will be remembered forever. They gave their lives not for greatness‚ though they earned that and more in the end‚ they gave their lives for what they lived for and that was to be free. We shouldn’t argue or dispute
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Davy Crockett Davy Crockett was truly an American hero. From the day he was put on this earth to the day he was taken off! He did so many things for our country it is absolutely unbelievable. In her book‚ 100 American Heroes‚ Joanne Mattern states that "many American heroes come from humble beginnings‚ but few of them became as celebrated as Davy Crockett. Throughout his life‚ Davy always worked to help others stake their claim on the American frontier. In the process‚ he became an
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“Victory or Death” letter with no mention of the P.S. at the end of the letter. The movie showed a small Mexican detachment fire at the Alamo to size up the forces within. When the decision to burn the village was sought out‚ in the movie it showed Davy Crockett by himself setting the village ablaze. In the movie there was no mention of one of the 32 men that came to the aide of the Alamo being shot by friendly fire as they were approaching the mission. On the Mexican side of the battle‚ Santa Ana said
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Bibliography: The Alamo. Dir. John Wayne. Perf. John Wayne‚ Richard Widmark‚ Laurence Harvey. Cine‚ 1960. DVD. Hatch‚ Thom. Encyclopedia of the Alamo and the Texas revolution. Jefferson: McFarland‚ 2007. Print. Crisp‚ James E. Sleuthing the Alamo Davy Crockett’s last stand and other mysteries of the Texas Revolution. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2005. Print. "James Bowie". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.‚ 2015. Web. 04 Mar. 2015 Stephen
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Commander William B. Travis‚ February 21‚ 1836‚ I‚ Commander William B. Travis‚ have received word from one of my scouts that Santa Anna and his army are on their way here. My first priority is the safety of the few families‚ women‚ and children who still remain in San Antonio. That is one of the reasons why we are evacuating everyone to the Alamo. Also‚ the large Spanish mission will provide much space and the 3 feet thick and 12 feet high walls will defend well against cannons. For now
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away much of what this hero is about. The outlaw is sort of the “bad-boy” of the film. They are portrayed as adventurers‚ cowboys‚ the vigilante types. Featured mainly in action based films‚ some examples of the outlaw hero include Huck Finn and Davy Crockett. The other hero portrayed‚ the “official hero‚” is sometimes thought of as less exciting than the bad-boy outlaw hero. This hero is someone who is shown to work with the law and with the system‚ rather than separately. This hero is often shown
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starts by telling the story in very matter of fact fashion from the Mexican point of view. He talks about how Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna took over a Franciscan Mission with a total number of 189 defenders. (Little did he know that mythic heros Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie were inside) The siege went on for twelve days before the Mexicans finally charged the fort and killed everyone inside. A few weeks later at the battle of San Jacinto Santa Anna was defeated by the Secessionist leader Sam Houston
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