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In 1823 Texas was opened to American settlement; over the next 12 years thousands took advantage of the opportunity. During this time the corrupt Santa Anna rose to power. A dishonest and ruthless politician, thief, compulsive gambler, opium addict and liar, he nevetheless gained a measure of popular support and set about destroying federalism. Conflict with the American settlers ('Texians') became inevitable, a conflict which included the legendary Battle of the Alamo. Philip Haythornwaite covers the story of the War of Texan Independence (1835-1936) in a volume backed by a wealth of illustrations and photographs, including eight full page colour plates by Paul Hannon

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Alamo and the War of Texan Independence, 1835-36
• Author: Philip J. Haythornthwaite
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• EAN: 9780850456844
• ISBN: 0850456843
• ID: 04737372
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 178 g
• Dimensions: 244 × 184 × 4 mm
• Date of publishing: 26. March 1992

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