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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
2 weeks ago

From slave trader to American icon: Jim Bowie's unlikely rise

James 'Jim' Bowie became an American hero after dying at the Alamo despite a lifetime as a frontiersman, land speculator, slave trader, and militia officer.
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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
2 weeks ago

How did illiterate survivors shape the history of the Alamo's fall?

Susanna Dickinson and Joe, illiterate Alamo survivors, provided interview-mediated accounts that became the primary source shaping Texian understanding of the Alamo's fall.
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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
3 weeks ago

The real Davy Crockett vs. the American icon we thought we knew

By the time he reached the Alamo in February 1836, he was an internationally recognized American hero, and his death at the Battle of the Alamo, at the hands of Antonio López de Santa Anna, was reported worldwide, transforming him finally into the celebrity martyr of the Alamo. Crockett remained a popular figure throughout the 19th century and into the 20th, as early films featured him as a heroic figure of the West.
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fromFortune
1 month ago

Culture wars rock Texas historical site as Alamo Trust CEO resigns over research on role of slavery, indigenous people in state history | Fortune

Alamo Trust CEO Kate Rogers resigned after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick publicly criticized her academic paper and urged the board to remove her.
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fromWorld History Encyclopedia
2 months ago

The Alamo: The Mission, The Fortress, The Shrine

The Alamo began as Mission San Antonio de Valero, evolved through damage and rebuilding, and ultimately became a fortified historic shrine in downtown San Antonio.
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