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Did the famous Davy Crockett surrender at the Alamo or die fighting like a tiger according to Texas tradition? Did Sam Houston lie when he said he ordered James Bowie to blow up the Alamo? What happened to James C. Neill, the real commander of the Alamo? You be the judge. After years of researching all available Alamo records, including primary letters and accounts by participants, government documents from the period, newspaper articles, diary entries, and even receipts, Wallace O. Chariton has answered these and many more of the perplexing Alamo questions. No punches are pulled in this hard hitting investigation. Some of the answers presented may excite your patriotic yearnings: other more controversial answers may ignite your historical anger. In either event, some new light has been cast onto a few of the shadows of the Alamo legends.
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Chariton, Wallace O. Exploring the Alamo legends / by Wallace O. Chariton. p. cm. Bibliography: p. Includes index. ISBN 1-55622-255-6 1. Alamo. (San Antonio, Tex). Seige, 1836. 1. Title. F390.C48 1989 976.4'03dc20 89-5803 CIP
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Contents
Dedication
iix
Special Dedication
ix
Preface
xi
Sam Houston and the Alamo Conspiracy You be the judge. Did Sam Houston actually order James Bowie to blow up the Alamo, or was that assertion an attempt to cover up his part of the blame for the tragedy? Call it Alamogate.
1
The Crown Jewel of Texas Legends One cherished Texas tenet is that all the men in the Alamo died fighting to the bitter end. Is it legend or is it fact?
19
Crockett vs. Kilgore, Santos, et al.: Davy's Last Fight Some people claim that Davy Crockett surrendered and was then executed. The evidence says otherwise.
37
Other Obituaries William B. Travis, James Bowie, and all the rest died at the hands of the Mexicans and not by their own hand.
65
The Travis Account Book Mystery Not only is the account book of William B. Travis missing, but so is the explanation of how it survived the fall of the Alamo
81
What Happened to Lt. Col. James C. Neill? Colonel Neill left the Alamo before the Mexicans arrived, but he did his best to get back into "bears."
95
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The Missing Alamo Letter That Toppled a Government A single letter from the Alamo led to the downfall of the Texas government, but historians have been wrong about which letter.
107
The Alamo Mystery Letter Captain Phillip Dimitt wrote one of the strangest letters of the Texas revolution and may have left behind evidence that he abandoned the men of the Alamo when they needed help the most.
117
Fannin's Follies Why didn't James Walker Fannin march to the aid of the Alamo? Would his four hundred men have altered the final outcome?
131
Military Malpractice If the military leaders in the Texas revolution had been subject to the same scrutiny as modern physicians, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, William B. Travis, and Sam Houston would all be charged with malpractice.
147
The Alamo Number Game How many men died in the Alamo? We'll never know for sure. Here's why.
165
The Thorny Problem of Mr. Rose Did Moses Rose leave the Alamo and live to tell his story? Some new twists on this very old question.
175
Travis and the Grand Canyon Line J. Frank Dobie said the line Travis drew at the Alamo was as deep as the Grand Canyon. The question is, did Travis actually draw a line?
195
Oh, Susanna Susanna Dickinson survived the siege of the Alamo and lived a long life. She, above all others, might have solved many Alamo mysteries but she never did. Instead, she actually confused the issues.
207
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Alamo Misconceptions A lot of people think they know a lot about the Alamo. Unfortunately, much of what is believed is nothing but hearsay without a basis in fact. It is time to set the record straight.
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