The Alamo's Forgotten Defenders [electronic resource] : The Remarkable Story of the Irish During the Texas Revolution / Phillip Thomas Tucker.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tucker, Phillip Thomas, 1953- (Author)
Language:English
Published: El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie LLC, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Irish American soldiers > History > 19th Century.
Irish Americans > History > 19th century.
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) > Siege, 1836.
Texas > History > Revolution, 1835-1836 > Participation, Irish American.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2016 (EBSCO)
eBook Public Library Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2016 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
The Alamo's Forgotten Defenders: The Remarkable Story of the Irish During the Texas Revolution
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • A natural revolutionary union
  • The roles of the Scotch-Irish leading up to revolution
  • Enduring myths and realities of the Texas Revolution
  • Genesis of the Alamo disaster and a rendezvous with destiny
  • James Neill's most ill-fated decision
  • David Crockett, the ultimate "Irishman"
  • A bloody predawn reckoning at the Alamo
  • Epilogue.