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George Ives Haight. The story of the Alamo is of men who , rather than yield to a tyrant , fought valiantly under terrific odds and died in defense of their natural rights . CALIFORNIA The Alamo " Then came Santa Anna ; a.
George Ives Haight. The story of the Alamo is of men who , rather than yield to a tyrant , fought valiantly under terrific odds and died in defense of their natural rights . CALIFORNIA The Alamo " Then came Santa Anna ; a.
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... died . One enters the little room where in the early spring of 1836 James Bowie lay sick . The white walls that once had enclosed him arch over in proud silence . In the opposite room , he breathed out his soul with his deadly knife ...
... died . One enters the little room where in the early spring of 1836 James Bowie lay sick . The white walls that once had enclosed him arch over in proud silence . In the opposite room , he breathed out his soul with his deadly knife ...
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... died . Until the autumn of his fifteenth year , George attended " backwoods " schools . He studied dili- gently and played hard . He was proficient in mathematics , and he learned surveying . At thir- teen years of age he prepared a ...
... died . Until the autumn of his fifteenth year , George attended " backwoods " schools . He studied dili- gently and played hard . He was proficient in mathematics , and he learned surveying . At thir- teen years of age he prepared a ...
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... died the fol- lowing spring , shortly after his return to Mt. Ver- non . Upon this trip Washington's diary shows his power as an observer and his interest in everything he saw - the soil , the crops , the people and the im- ports and ...
... died the fol- lowing spring , shortly after his return to Mt. Ver- non . Upon this trip Washington's diary shows his power as an observer and his interest in everything he saw - the soil , the crops , the people and the im- ports and ...
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... died . Bradford , in his history , says : " Of the hundred and odd persons , scarce fifty remained , and of these , in the time of most distress , there were but six or seven sound persons , who spared no pains , night nor day , but ...
... died . Bradford , in his history , says : " Of the hundred and odd persons , scarce fifty remained , and of these , in the time of most distress , there were but six or seven sound persons , who spared no pains , night nor day , but ...
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