Finally learing about it in school

[Greg C.]

Last week we finally got to learn about the Battle of the Alamo in the US History 1 "Westward Expasion Chapter." i saw in the chapter index that there was something about the alamo so i quickly went looking through the chapter and found nothing. so i went and looked again, this time more slowly and found an entire three sentances dedicated to the story of the alamo. i dont have the book on hand at the moment as i was sick from school today but it went something like this:

"The Mexican-Texan relations finally developed into a fight in March of 1836 when General Santa Anna stormed the Alamo. He had over 4,000 troops and the texans had only 180. The texans fought bravely until they were all killed. Famous frontiersmen Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie were killed in the battle."

I couldnt believe it. This was almost as bad as when i had to correct my eighth grade teacher when he said David Bowie, and not James.

[Bromhead24]

I don't remember any mention of the Alamo at all in school.

[neferetus]

Here's what my 7th Grade U.S. History book, A NEW NATION (1964) had to say about the Alamo, plus the illustration they used, as well.



Santa Anna, President and dictator of Mexico marched into Texas with 3,000 men. Colonel Travis, with only 188 men determined to resist at San Antonio. The Texans entrenched themselves in the Alamo, an old Spanish mission. For eleven days the little band held out against the furious assault. When the Mexicans finally took the Alamo, every defender was dead.

The history of Texas, from 1821 to 1845 is covered in three pages, with three illustrations and a map.