Official website of judy alter veteran awardwinning author. She was the author of a book, history and legends of the alamo and other. Its importance lies not only in its portrayal of texas history as a product of native american, spanish, mexican and angloamerican contributions, but also in its focus on the role of texas women and texas mexicans in shaping the historical record. The family lived in galveston before moving to a ranch near san antonio around 1873. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
The family lived at galveston before moving to a ranch near san antonio about 1873. Forbidden food and water, she was determined to save the alamo compound from what she called business greed. Though biased, in these turbulent times i felt i needed something to make me feel like i am capable of becoming a strong woman. The family lived at galveston before moving to a ranch near san antonio about. Appears in 9 books from 19552004 page viii while he died before achieving his goal, his son, stephen f. History and legends of the alamo and other missions in and around. Magazine interview that history and mythology were favorite themes in her childhood books, and that she and her sister produced historical plays. Her efforts led to saving the alamo long barrack fortress for future generations. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Free shipping due to covid19, orders may be delayed. Dead feminists is an intersectional feminist look at historys women and their lives.
Most popular some employees balk as san antonio isd moves to reopen buildings this month. A hidden latina role model, by miguel perez creators. Farahad zama books list of books by author farahad zama. Differential time consciousness in caballero afterword. Adina authored one book, several pamphlets, and many newspaper articles. Neither could have saved the alamo alone, but together they bought the long barracks, where the battle of the alamo was actually fought, from private owners and turned it over to the daughters of the republic of texas to manage. Austin, received colonization rights from the recently established mexican government. The discontinuous inheritance of mexican american literature notes references index. The winedale story collectors and restorers dolph briscoe. Alamos long barrack savior to get her due san antonio. This history is then put in a modern framework involving one of todays civil rights issues. These readers are broken into short easy to read information reinforced by simple activities. To get the details right, i studied san antonio maps, photos, city directories and promotional brochures from the early 20th century. Newspapers across the nation carried the story, and a music publisher released a song titled remember the alamo, with adina s photograph adorning the sheet music.
Each reader includes a glossary, interesting facts, reading, puzzles, highlights of achievements, sequencing of important events, and simple math activities. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through timesmachine. Dolph briscoe center for american history, the university of texas austin papers include a variety of documentation belonging to. Zavala taught school in terrell from 1884 to 1886 and later in san antonio. During the dreary winter hours of february 11, 1908, the people of san antonio, texas, were chattering in shops and barrooms about a startling headline in a local daily, the light. History and legends of the alamo and other missions in and.
In the first part of the book, the section dedicated to the history of the alamo, names, documents, lists, letters and associations rush past the reader with such speed that one spends a great deal of time rereading and backtracking. Though biased, in these turbulent times i felt i needed something to make me feel like i. History and legends of the alamo and other missions. Ledbetter 19021992, an avid houston collector and a close friend of ima hogg, was attracted to round tops rural setting as a fertile field for real estate sales to urbanites seeking rural retreats. Refine by left hand navigation skip to search results. Her grandfather, lorenzo, was the first vice president of the republic of texas. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. She was heavily involved in efforts to preserve historical texas sites and landmarks throughout her life. Its importance lies not only in its portrayal of texas history as a product of native american, spanish, mexican, and angloamerican contributions, but also in its focus on the role of texas women and texas mexicans in shaping the historical record.