This handy paperback in the Savas Facts About series covers all aspects of the famous campaign in surprising detail, with much hard-to-find information on the background of the participants, the Mexican viewpoint, and the continuing mystery of possible survivors. Contains bibliography and update on recent research.
Frank Sinatra once owned the Cal-Neva at Lake Tahoe's Crystal Bay. It is possible to stand in both Nevada and California inside Cal-Neva's building Nevada tribes include the Shoshone, Washo and Paiute. Tribal lands have been used in such film projects as "Misery," and "The Greatest Stor...
They met when he was employed by the University of Houston, was late for a meeting; he entered a building to “find a shortcut” and became lost. She found him “lost in a hallway” in female-only dormitory and walked him to the main door. When the head of the dorm saw her with...
2 of 2 AlamoInterior view of the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas.(more) The building was originally the chapel of the Mission San Antonio de Valero, which had been founded between 1716 and 1718 by Franciscans. Before the end of the century, the mission had been abandoned and the buildings fell...
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including building a six-mile long seawall and raising the entire grade of the island by as much as 17 feet. In this extraordinary effort, over 2,000 buildings were jacked up and filling pumped underneath, including a 3,000-ton church. Several storms as powerful have hit the United States...
The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island. More land is farmed in Texas than in any other state. Rodeo is the official state sport of Texas. The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos on July 4, 1883.
The Alamo in Texas During the Early 1800s In the 1500s, the Spanish Empire colonized a vast swathe of Central America. As part of this, Spanish settlers constructed new fortresses and villages, equipped with the usual Catholic missionary building and church so as to spread the Catholic faith...
Shortly after the media-generated interest in the iconic frontiersman and hero, evidence appeared that contradicted common beliefs about his death. These stated that he had been executed after the battle, an outrageous claim to many fans, which, however, inspired scholars ...
Ty Burr, Globe Staff