Battle of the Alamo

In this book, the author Crisp attempts to dig deep into the myths surrounding the Alamo - Davy Crockett’s heroic death and the authenticity of the de la Peña diary. In writing this book, Crisp uncovers hidden truths while engaging in contradictions with other historians. Essentially this book seeks not to debunk the myths of the Alamo, but rather to understand them. In my opinion, what David Crockett and the Alamo means is that Davy Crockett is in a sense a representation of Anglo-American…

Sleuthing the Alamo In the historical narrative, Sleuthing the Alamo, James Crisp tells his own experiences while uncovering and deciphering long lost history. He shows a great deal of determination and drive when searching to tell history as it happened, and not the way other view it. Other historians interpret, view, and translate history in all kinds of different ways and that shows through in their writings and paintings of history. This could possibly skew the past making it hard to…

historic battle of the Alamo was fought between the Mexicans under the command of Sant Anna and the Americans under Commanders Williams Travis, Bowie and David Crockett. It could also be described as the war between the Texians (non-Hispanic settlers in the then Spanish Mexico) and the Tejanos (native-born Mexican-Americans). The Alamo was fought on the dawn of March 6th, 1836 was because of many factors that had arisen in the then Spanish Texas. Some of these factors were conflicts over land,…

Why would someone ever want to lead something if they knew they were going to die? Well maybe because they were dying for rights and independence. William Barret Travis, the leader of the Alamo, and his other two hundred and fifty men died for the independence and rights of Texas. William was nine when he moved from South Carolina to Alabama. His father owned a plantation where he lived for nine years. When he was twelve his grandfather was placed in an indentured servitude for more than 10…

On the Patriot and The Alamo The essence of movie is the head to head battle between the “hero” side and “villain” side. When it comes to historical film, taking a side is difficult since there is no right or wrong in the history. However, movies become more engaging when viewers place themselves into the main character, the “hero” side, even if this character is hard to evaluate. The two movies, the Patriots and the Alamo, clearly follow the model that good movies…

Lynette Ramirez HIS 105 October 20, 2015 The story of the Alamo begins with the Mission San Antonio de Valero that was built in 1724 to help Christianize Indians and convert them to the Spanish way of life when Mexico was still a colony of Spain. In 1803, the mission became known as The Alamo, in honor of the Spanish military troops' hometown in Mexico, Alamo de Parras. Texan soil and weather promised lush agriculture for Americans that lead them to migrate to Texas and cross the border…

The Alamo and The Patriot’s script grasp two important historical events in American history. While The Alamo focuses on the battle Texans fought against Santa Anna in 1836, The Patriot takes place in the eighteenth century during the American Revolution. The filmmakers of both films are artist who interpret meaning and not state facts like reporters. As a result, these films fail to make good history because their filmmakers manipulate the plot to where it is centered only around the American…

In his book, Sleuthing The Alamo, James E. Crisp goes beyond the mere description of the historical events that took place during the Texas Revolution. Crisp’s passion to uncover why certain events of the Texas Revolution were remembered in a specific way, propelled him to closely examine and critically analyze the motive behind a number of writers and historians. It was this determination that forced Crisp to take no for an answer and to “attempt to separate Texas myth from Texas history”.…

You all know the story of the Alamo right, well there is a similar story; this story is much more important because the outcome may well have changed the fate of Europe, and possibly America. This is the story of Leonidas, one of the greatest kings of Sparta; and the battle of Thermopylae, where this noble king made a brave sacrifice. The brave King of Sparta, Leonidas, one of the greatest Greek Kings of all time, strong and wise as a leader and a fighter, sacrificed himself, along with his 300…

the city of Gonzales. This battle occurred on October 2, 1835, and was the first real example of fighting to take place between Mexico and the Texas militia. Both sides suffered minimal casualties, but this battle was the catalyst for the most famous battle, the Alamo. The battle of the Alamo occurred between February 23rd, 1836 and March 6, 1836. The Alamo was fought between 1,500 Mexican soldiers, and roughly 300 Texas militiamen. One significant figure in this battle was William Barrett…