Sea of Mud

Sea of Mud
Author: Gregg J. Dimmick
Publisher:
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN:

Two forgotten weeks in 1836 and one of the most consequential events of the entire Texas Revolution have been missing from the historical record - the tale of the Mexican army's misfortunes in the aptly named Sea of Mud, where more than 2,500 Mexican soldiers and 1,500 female camp followers foundered in the muddy fields of what is now Wharton County, Texas. In 1996 a pediatrician and avocational archeologist living in Wharton, Texas, decided to try to find evidence in Wharton County of the Mexican army of 1836. Following some preliminary research at the Wharton County Junior College Library, he focused his search on the area between the San Bernard and West Bernard rivers.Within two weeks after beginning the search for artifacts, a Mexican army site was discovered, and, with the help of the Houston Archeological Society, excavated.

Boys' Book of Border Battles

Boys' Book of Border Battles
Author: Edwin L. Sabin
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2013-02-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 1620871580

A classic of historical war literature, Boys' book of border battles puts you at the scene of some of the most important and storied battles in the history of North America. From George Washington's charges against the French in the mid-1700s to the lengthy and drawn-out wars in the western territories between the ever-advancing white frontier settlers and Native American tribes, Sabin's book is an important record of American history. This Skyhorse reprint of the 1920 text faithfully reproduces Boys' book of border battles in its original state, complete with high-quality replicas of the illustration plates that accompany the book.

The Battle of San Jacinto

The Battle of San Jacinto
Author: James W. Pohl
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages: 55
Release: 2013-03-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 087611267X

Part of the inscription on the base of the San Jacinto Monument reads: "Measured by its results, San Jacinto was one of the decisive battles of the world." James W. Pohl, a noted military historian, tells the exciting story of the pivotal battle of the Texas Revolution.

The Texas Navy

The Texas Navy
Author: United States. Naval History Division
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1968
Genre: Ships
ISBN:

Sword of San Jacinto

Sword of San Jacinto
Author: Marshall De Bruhl
Publisher: Random House (NY)
Total Pages: 486
Release: 1993
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Using new material, the author re-creates Houston as a frontiersman, soldier, and politician, plus his tumultuous personal life.

Sam Chamberlain's Mexican War

Sam Chamberlain's Mexican War
Author: William H. Goetzmann
Publisher: Texas State Historical Association
Total Pages: 234
Release: 1993
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

This handsome volume includes over 160 pictures, maps, detailed picture captions, and quotes from Chamberlain's original manuscript, "My Confession: Recollections of a Rogue." Also included is an extensive introduction detailing Sam Chamberlain's life as a hero in both the Mexican and Civil wars.